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TIL Nobody Died During Construction of the St. Louis Arch

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Pl1E TIL Saturn’s moon Enceladus has gysers that shoot large jets of water vapor into space and according to NASA “is emerging as the most habitable spot beyond Earth in the Solar System for life as we know it.”
JOGv TIL that a man who was kept in a state mental hospital against his will for 15 years sued the state for loss of liberty. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court and marked the beginning of deinstitutionalization of mental asylums in the U.S.
a8v99 TIL The "Nigerian Prince" scam is written intentionally bad to avoid wasting the scammer's time with false positives that end up going nowhere, and focus solely on the most gullible individuals
wLgLE TIL in 2007 there was a pet food recall on imported pet food from China that killed more than 8,500 pets. Congress enacted laws for the FDA to set new guidelines within 2 years. In 2016 the FDA reported they're still "drafting a regulation" and in 2018 Congress removed the guidelines for pet safety.
9wKrG TIL that The Cospaia Republic became independent because of a treaty error and survived from 1440 to 1826.