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TIL America’s deadliest school violence was not Columbine, but Bath, Mich., in 1927 - CSMonitor.com

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VB4k TIL that the Daily Show’s John Oliver is married to an Iraq War vet - they met when she hid him and his crew from security during the 2008 RNC!
R5gw7 TIL that during America’s post war occupation of Germany between May 1945 and December 1948, nearly 50 American servicemen were murdered.
KOwG9 TIL that you are guaranteed a lawyer if you cannot afford one (in the U.S.) because a poor man was convicted unjustly, began reading law in prison, and wrote the Supreme Court, saying that he should have been given a lawyer despite his lack of money. He was retried and acquitted.
Z844B TIL That Elton John once composed and performed a song on the spot on TV. The lyrics were taken from a user manual for an oven.
GY9Kg TIL Ken Ilgunas lived in a van for two years while obtaining his graduate degree at Duke to avoid debt. This is also known as “vandwelling”. His advice for “vandwellers” is don’t drink any liquid before going to bed, come to terms with celibacy, look normal, ensure stealth, and bring essentials.