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TIL Robert E Lee, the General of the Confederate Army, was anti-slavery and wanted to keep the Union intact but was very loyal to his home state of Virginia and choose to fight with the Confederacy because that is where Virginia aligned.

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p8RWe TIL about "Black Sunday", Disneyland's disastrous opening day. Asphalt poured that morning melted in the 101 °F weather, counterfeit tickets added 3x the park's capacity, a plumbers' strike forced Walt to choose running toilets over water fountains, vendors ran out of food, rides were hijacked, etc.
xLVg TIL that the turkey, native to America, was named for the country, Turkey, because it controlled the trade routes used to bring the birds back to Europe.
GAQPN TIL that during the second Rocky Marciano Vs Ezzard Charles boxing match, Charles split Marciano’s nose in half and the fight would have soon be stopped had Marciano not managed a KO of Charles.
Bg1vW TIL Oakum, tarred fibre used for caulking, was recycled from old tarred rope by prison labor. A man sentenced to hard labor would be expected to pick apart 6 pounds of rope into Oakum per day.
Kj7R TIL John Hughes often wrote his scripts (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club) to take place over a single day so that there’s few if any costume changes so he can have freedom in the editing process