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TIL Tom Morello (RATM, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman) was born to a civil rights advocate and a Kenyan revolutionary. He also graduated from Harvard University.

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DQQAe TIL Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma" as a variation of the older American game Halma. The name "Chinese checkers" originated in the United States as a marketing scheme.
lolZA TIL following JFK’s assassination, the President’s body could not legally be removed from the hospital under Texas law before an autopsy had been performed. Secret Service agents ended up putting Dallas officials against the wall at gunpoint in order for his body to be released.
gMZr7 TIL About 2 guys, who, without proper permits, equipment and no food and money, climbed Mt. Everest, and then paraglided and kayaked into the Indian Ocean in one trip
a9Mb TIL that men have a line down their scrotum because the labia fuses together when the foetus makes the transition from female to male in the womb
b6OZ4 TIL Lacrosse descends from a version played by Native Americans in the 17th century. Games could last several days with as many as 1,000 players per team, on a field with goals up to 6 miles apart. Sticks were so treasured, players were often buried with them upon death.