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TIL that the US hasn’t used up the Purple Hearts minted in anticipation of a bloody landing of Japan in WWII

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gywX TIL That AT&T was so big in 1982, that is was forced to break up into smaller companies, 2 of the companies became Verizon
kkNB TIL a man tried to rob a convenience store armed with a knife from the store itself but gave up when the clerk thought he was purchasing it and scanned the item to tell him the price
4pAb TIL the oldest tree in the world is 9550 years old, predating civilization
4log TIL that in 2010 a man bypassed security at the Newark Airport to kiss his girlfriend goodbye. The entire terminal was shut down for 7 hours and the man became known as “Airport Romeo.”
lo65K TIL In 2016 Alberto Lopez stole about $5,000 working for the Bank of America. A warrant for his arrest was issued so he moved and kept avoiding the police. He was eventually caught when he went to a job interview as a dispatcher with the... Police Department.