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TIL Peter Mills, the last surviving American slave, died in 1972 at the age of 110

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5Vwmn TIL Frank Sinatra's son was kidnapped in 1963. The famous singer offered to pay a $1 million ransom. The crooks countered with $240,000.
ZpZ1p TIL: In 1986, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held that US activities in Nicaragua, including laying mines in its ports, had violated international law. The US refused to participate in the proceedings and then rescinded its 40-year consent to the court's compulsory jurisdiction.
4XMVo TIL that before he founded Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford founded the Henry Ford Company, which would go on to become Cadillac
p1DO TIL that Steve Rothstein paid $250K for a lifetime unlimited first class American Airlines ticket in 1987. He even hopped onto planes to get a sandwich or a baseball game from other cities. He cost AA $21 million, and they ended his contract in 2008.
GAeLJ TIL There has been only one Female Medal of Honor Recipient: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker