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TIL: Mr. Rogers created controversy by washing his feet in a pool with a black man (which wasn't allowed across most of the U.S. at the time)

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xVbm7 TIL The Co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, bought a 28,100 acres of land in the U.S. for $23 million. His long term plan is to retire to the region. And his short term plan - to stop the logging operations and preserve the country.
oR91Y TIL about Jim Humble, a self-proclaimed bishop that gives industrial bleach to sick people and autistic children
gMdWA TIL why Magikarp evolves to Gyarados. It is based on an ancient asian legend where a koi overcomes a waterfall and is rewarded by turning into a golden dragon.
O6w7 TIL medical doctor Donald Unger cracked the knuckles of his left hand every day for more than sixty years, but he did not crack the knuckles of his right hand. No arthritis or other ailments formed in either hand, earning him the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine
Qj4a TIL Britain got ‘Ding Dong the witch is dead’ to number two in the charts after Margaret Thatcher Died