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TIL that in 1913, a baby was mailed via Post Office's newly added Parcel Post service.

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yVMVw TIL that prior to founding the Heaven’s Gate cult, Marshall Applewhite was a teacher in the music department at the University of St. Thomas, a choral director, and a performer with the Houston Grand Opera.
1O47 TIL that in the US, you are almost 2x more likely to kill yourself than you are to be killed by someone else. Furthermore, you are 74x more likely to die of heart disease or a malignant tumor than be murdered.
LknQr TIL Edgar Rice Burroughs earned just $400 USD for his first published story in 1912. However, 'Tarzan' would become a hit. Burroughs purchased a ranch in California in 1915-1919 & the citizens the community elected to name the city Tarzana, California.
EgKno TIL the San Diego-Coronado Bridge is the 2nd most used bridge for suicide in the US trailing only the Golden Gate Bridge.
nWpbd TIL: Agent 355 is one of the first female spies for the US. She was active during the Revolution, but her identity remained secret. There is ongoing speculation whether she existed at all. However, many assert she was real.