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TIL - The American Indians didn't have horses until the Spanish came to the continent.

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E9Xx TIL after being selected to have a star on the walk of fame, there’s a $30,000 fee if you actually want it.
JYn7m TIL that there was a radioactive energy drink called Radithor on the US market between 1918-1928. One prominent user was buried in a lead coffin.
W7VXX TIL Quixotic comes from Don Quixote
N70aQ TIL that one of the oldest and most massive organisms, Pando, is dying.
6gJw TIL that in 2008 the Pittsburgh SWAT won the “aerial shoot” of that year’s International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, beating out more than 30 teams from across the world, including U.S. Special Forces, Marines and Army snipers.