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TIL Coca-Cola hired paramilitary hitmen to murder union leaders in Columbia

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DQK4J TIL the "Mother of Women's Judo" was a Jewish-American woman born in Brooklyn, New York. After being barred from competition in the states for being a woman and having to return medals she won posing as a man, she became the first woman to train with men at Kodokan- the Worldwide Judo Headquarters.
XlGr TIL that it is still legal in 19 states to paddle students as a form of punishment.
5nMB TIL the Pilgrims likely ate lobster, seals, and swan at the first Thanksgiving
rRY50 TIL that the British RAF filled their reserve fuel tanks with beer in order to quench the thirst of troops at the front lines in WWII. They were called "beer bombs" and the high altitude kept the beer cold en route.
ANoB4 TIL that in Japan, there's a Pokémon fossil museum that you can also explore from your cell phone or computer.