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TIL abolitionist Harriet Tubman was known to hold a gun to slave’s heads if they tried to escape during one of her rescues. When asked if she’d ever shoot a slave, Tubman responded, “"Yes, if he was weak enough to give out…”

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nWWp7 TIL a DOJ study estimated that 11.2% of crimes involving a sexual component resulted in a false conviction (1 in 9)
Oor1L TIL Alan Turing used to practice his Cambridge lectures in front of a stuffed bear he got in college named Porgy. He kept the bear with him throughout life.
1xAW TIL that the Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back World Series; and haven’t won since
nn8P TIl Politicians in the US gov spend $50,000 (each) of taxpayer’s money on self portrait oil paintings.
E1Box TIL that during a flight to America the 'Hindenburg' hovered over a random English town and dropped a bouquet of flowers, then ascended and continued its journey. A note attached to the bouquet read: please deposit these flowers and cross on the grave of my dear brother, POW [in the local cemetery]"