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TIL Dennis Leary's foundation, the Fund for New York's Bravest, has distributed over $2 million to the families of the 343 firemen killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001

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e0b4D TIL African-Americans were largely responsible for creating the form of singing known as "barbershop quartet"
R7OVw TIL that collective punishments is a war crime, as stated in the Hague Regulations and the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions.
ANKVg TIL one of the first legal documents outlining the existence of limited liability companies was drafted in 1455: A venetian sued the Medici branch of Bruges for a defective shipment. The defendant succesfully argued that the only liable party was the London branch, which sold him the shipment
p8wWZ TIL AA (South Africa's equivalent of AAA) will send armed guards to your location in the event of a car break down