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TIL that in the years following the Kennedy assassination, when she found herself in need of money, Lee Harvey Oswald's mother would go to Dealey Plaza and sell her autograph to tourists.

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b9Jwa TIL Wheeling Gaunt, a slave who bought his and his family's freedom in 1845 before moving to Yellow Springs, OH. At the time of his death, he bequeathed a large portion of his land and estate to the village under the condition that each widow be given flour annually, which continues to this day
J1RO1 TIL about the Torino Scale, a tool used to determine the likelihood of an asteroid impact with Earth.
j696X TIL: The ruins of Diocletian's Palace became shelter for the few remaining civilized people after the fall of the Roman Empire, taking advantage of the palace's robust walls from Barbarian raids. Over time it turned into the city of Split, as people settled and built homes inside the palace walls.
kJ4kd TIL our pee has been very useful throughout history, being used for tanning hides, cleaning clothes, making gunpowder, and brushing teeth to make them whiter.
XEe8 TIL The university of Texas football players ate their mascot at a sports banquet in 1920.