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TIL the soldiers convicted for firing into a crowd of protestors at the Boston Massacre were branded with M’s on their thumbs.

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6EbxQ TIL Madagascar has a larger population than Australia
VBVyB TIL that deliberately attacking a parachutist jumping from a distressed aircraft is internationally recognized as a war crime under the laws of armed conflict.
aw0Zy TIL the FBI sent MLK a letter urging him to commit suicide
8PrL TIL Tuition for the year at Ivy league UPenn in 1950 was only $625, grad school $525, law school $625, med school $725. $625 is $6,055.60 in today’s dollars. Actual cost today is $45406, $29342, $54992, $52430.
b9Ev4 TIL A cat in New Zealand tricked two different women into owning him. Neither knew they had the same cat until after he went to the vet for stitches. The cat got to keep both names as well as both owners through a shared custody agreement.