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TIL that in the true story that inspired "A League of Their Own", the Rockford Peaches didn't finish the tournament in second place, but in dead last

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neWM7 TIL of Regulatory Capture, when a governmental regulatory agency ceases to promote the interest of the public, but instead does the exact opposite by advancing the commercial or political concerns of special interest groups that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating.
loP7V TIL about Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, celebrated on June 19th.
l8A7 TIL that 14-year-old Kurt Cobain announced to a schoolmate that he’d be a superstar musician, get rich and famous, kill himself and go out in a blaze of glory like Jimi Hendrix
rNKyW TIL Brian Eno created Ambient music while recovering from an accident. A record was playing too quietly and he was unable to leave his bed to increase the volume. Only just being able to hear the music over the outside rain gave him the idea for music that didn't impose itself on someone's space.
9jA7 TIL that in 1910, Alice Stebbins Wells was sworn in as the first policewoman in the United States by the Los Angeles Police Department and was issued a standard badge. When she was accused of impersonating her husband, LAPD presented her with “Policewoman’s Badge Number One”.