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TIL that the freed Africans Americans who were resettled in Liberia ended up oppressing the native Liberians in the same way that they were mistreated in the USA, including by establishing plantations

TIL there was an epidemic of bubonic plague in San Francisco in the early 20th century, but denial by city and state government, and racism, caused people to focus on Chinatown residents

TIL that Potatoes had 'Fruits' - and they are highly poisonous

TIL one of the early directors of the Veterans Bureau stole over $2 million dollars from it, under President Warren G. Harding. Harding had to be physically stopped from strangling Forbes when the corruption came to light.

TIL Moneytalks was AC/DC's highest charting song on the Hot 100, peaking at number 23.

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