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TIL There are over 13,000 bird strikes annually in the US alone

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glR4 TIL that in 2007 black leaders of Noxubee County Mississippi were found guilty of orchestrating “relentless racial discrimination” against white voters.
gm17 TIL Bob Dylan was arrested for walking around a neighborhood outside of New Jersey in the pouring rain. Residents called reporting a strange man lurking around. The 24 yr old cop had no idea who he was even after he told her his name.
rNAGe TIL Las Patronas is a group of women in Mexico who provides food, water, and other assistance to Central American migrants traveling on the freight train known as "La Bestia." through Mexico on their way to the United States
wP4Y TIL that the the ‘zero’ was invented by an Indian mathematician Aryabhata
0Bap TIL of the “Mormon Lost Boys:” young men who are ejected from polygynous communities to reduce competition and ensure enough females for a 3:1 f/m ratio. They are often dumped on the highway and told not to return, they are “dead” to their families.