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P7mL TIL that wolves with black pelts owe their distinctive coloration to a mutation which occurred in domestic dogs, and was carried to wolves through wolf-dog hybridization.
jNk4a TIL of Operation Underworld. During WWII the U.S. government worked with Mafia families to secure the country's northeastern ports. They provided protection against spies and saboteurs, avoided wartime labor union strikes, and limited theft by black-marketeers of vital war supplies and equipment.
Bgyrk TIL that the world's oldest living culture is found in Australia, with Indigenous Australians having a history that dates back over 60,000 years.
XZ6r TIL that an investment bank which lost 75% of its employees in 9/11 sued American Airlines for negliegence in allowing terrorists on board, and won $135 million
MDd0 TIL in 1998 someone pulled an April Fools claiming Alabama had redefined pi to 3.0 to bring it in line with biblical values. Politicians got calls complaining