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TIL Hurricane Katrina displaced over one million people from the central Gulf Coast to elsewhere across the United States, becoming the largest diaspora in the history of the United States

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ANdyg TIL that Joan Hannington, 'The Godmother', was the most notorious female figure in London's criminal underworld during the 80s. With her stunning looks and glamorous wardrobe, Joan was underestimated, she used this to her advantage and became an undetected mastermind in high-stakes jewellery theft.
kloB TIL human rights groups intend to deliver copies of “The Interview” to North Korea via air balloon. Previous “air balloon” campaigns have included dropping USB drives containing biographies of Gandhi and MLK Jr. in Korean.
ZBNa TIL Homeopaths Without Borders went to Haiti in 2010 to treat malaria, cholera and other life threatening diseases with sugar pills and “diluted” water
160lX TIL James Shields was the only U.S. Senator who served in three states: Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri.
6EYKZ TIL Radio and TV stations don't have random letters assigned. The K prefix is for stations west of the Mississippi River, and the W prefix is for stations east of the Mississippi River. Military stations use the prefix N.