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TIL of the California Genocide, the killing of thousands of indigenous peoples of CA by US government agents and private citizens in the 19th century. Between 1846 & 1873, it is estimated that non-Natives killed between 9,462 and 16,094 California Natives. Most of the deaths were village massacres.

9Llm TIL The US has 88.8 guns per 100 persons
BgQgx TIL There was an English King, Henry II, who at one point controlled more of France than the French King Louis VII.
E1GoV TIL that in FY2017 New York City paid $335 million to settle 6,546 lawsuits against the NYPD
W67A TIL: Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the US
8ap44 TIL there are orange lights on taxi cabs that are only lit when the driver is in distress.