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TIL - Ulysses S. Grant considered the Civil War God’s punishment for what the United States did to Mexico in the Mexican-American war

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MEE7 TIL on September 11th, 2001 when the US Airspace was shutdown following the attacks, Canada took in 255 flights bound for the USA making this known as Operation Yellow Ribbon. There were over 30,000 people on all 200 flights. Many Canadians hosted the passengers at home for several days.
0KDp TIL that former FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, liked to write on the margin of memos. One time, he read a memo w/ narrow margins, and replied “Watch the borders!” The next week was met w/ mass confusion, as multiple inquiries were sent to Border Patrol inquiring about any suspicious border activity.
9wwd7 TIL about the psychology experiment that helped prove how easy it is to extract a false confession from an innocent person.
njlP TIL that a secret network of nuns and doctors in Spain stole and sold babies for over fifty years.
4jb TIL An elephant can use it’s penis as a “fifth leg” to prop itself up, swat flies, and even scratch itches.