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TIL the story of Abraham Bolden, a former Secret Service agent who testified to the Warren Commission about a secret Chicago assassination plot against JFK. Shortly thereafter, he was arraigned on federal charges and jailed for six years.

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6wJl TIL that when Australia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first European settlement in 1938, officials tried to hide the fact that it was a prison colony by using the terms “transportees” or “deportees” instead of “convicts”
yQAj8 TIL about Sea Spiders. There are over 1,000 species, and they have a leg span ranging from 1 mm to nearly 3 ft. As they age, their exoskeleton becomes riddled with small holes – enabling them to slowly grow in size.
R5pPl TIL Bobby Fischer had a warrant issued for his arrest for violation of sanctions against Yugoslavia.
wnp8 TIL from my wife’s Star Trek calendar that the actor James Doohan (Scotty) had a missing right middle finger, which he lost in the WWII invasion of Normandy. Careful camera work meant it was rarely visible in the TV series.
5Vlbn TIL about mithraism --a cult that became so popular, that it expanded from Roman Africa to Britain. It was considered the competition of christianity and were persecuted until the cult faded in the 4th century.