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TIL there was a Roman god of poop.
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TIL that Von Gammon's death from a head injury while playing football almost led to the State of Georgia banning football. The state legislature had passed a bill that would've banned football and it was only when Gammon's mother intervened that the Governor vetoed the bill.
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TIL There are only two ATMs in Antarctica, and they are both right next to each other
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TIL Al Jolson famous for performing in blackface was the only white man who was allowed into the all-black nightclubs in Harlem. The reason being that he helped many black people succeed in the music business and fought against racial discrimination.
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TIL Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was the first American film to show a toilet flushing.
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TIL that Teddy Roosevelt co-led an expedition to South America where he navigated a newly discovered river called the "River of Doubt"