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TIL: "Pretty Boy" Floyd, one of America's most notorious bank robbers, was known for destroying mortgage papers during bank heists, so freeing hundreds of individuals from property debt.

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jYLN TIL that during the 1800 US Presidential campaign, Federalists sent out a paper saying Jefferson was dead, hoping to suppress his support, hoping word would travel slow that he wasn’t dead.
ne909 TIL that Jon Bon Jovi's first professional recording was singing backup vocals on the 1980 Star Wars tie-in Christmas album "Christmas In The Stars." The only reason he got the gig was because his cousin Tony managed the studio where the album was recorded and had hired him as a janitor.
dmxQ TIL that it would have cost NASA more money to fake the moon landing than actually doing it
xn0k TIL NBC originally divided its programming into two networks: a Red one devoted to big budget shows & a Blue one that sold cheaper airtime to advertisers. After an antitrust suit, the FCC ordered its owner, RCA, to divest itself into a single network. The Blue Network spun off and later became ABC.
v180D TIL 55% of Americans think it's OK to declaw(they remove part of the bone not just the actual claw) cats. Up to 25% of pet cats in the USA have been declawed. Studies suggest that declawed cats are more likely to have health problems, such as back pain, or behavioural problems, such as aggression.