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TIL that an escaped slave, Bass Reeves, was the phenomenal man who inspired The Lone Ranger!

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nyLY TIL that when Charlie Chaplin received his honorary Oscar, he received a 12-minute standing ovation - the longest in Oscar history.
88ya TIL the police report detailing the incident between Chris Brown and Robyn Fenty is online. Brown’s assault included knocking Fenty’s head into the passenger-side window, repeatedly punching and strangling her to near unconsciousness before a resident in the neighborhood heard Fenty’s plea for help.
PkRO TIL an engineer for the US Navy was trying to design a new anti-sub device for 5 years and finally succeeded after 10 minutes on LSD
BgvAy TIL that in 1980, Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore warned Australia it was on track to become the ‘poor white trash of Asia’ if it didn’t open up its economy. Australia did open its economy, thrived, and has very close and friendly relations with Singapore.
woZP7 TIL that the Niesen Stairway (service stairway for Niesenbahn funicular) is the longest staircase in the world with 11,674 steps. It is located on Mt. Niesen in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps.