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TIL just 36% of Detroit-area high school graduates are considered college ready by graduation

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N7OG8 TIL Congressman/Civil Rights Hero John Lewis appeared on “Arthur” on PBS. Rest in Power
LoYv TIL that the OSS director once showcased the then newly invented gun silencer to president Franklin D. Roosevelt by shooting 10 rounds at a sandbag in the oval office without Roosevelt noticing, and then handing him the smoking gun.
Pn1e TIL that when the Westboro Baptist Church is sued, it can be quite profitable for them as many members of the Phelps family are lawyers, and their legal fees are paid by the state when they represent the church in lawsuits.
767r TIL Dermot Morgan, the star of Father Ted, died the day after filming the last episode of the show.
pMRO TIL the leaders of a 1977 miners strike in Communist Romania were given 5 minute chest x-rays after the strike was over to ensure they would develop cancer.