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TIL William Lee was the only one of George Washington’s 124 slaves freed outright in Washington’s will citing “his faithful services during the Revolutionary War”.

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1a74d TIL the parade scene in Ferris Bueller Day off was shot during the actual parade and Nobody knew what it was including all the people on the reviewing stand, including the governor.
Debj TIL that the largest bioterrorist attack on U.S. soil (1984) was committed by the Rajneeshee cult, who contaminated ten Taco Time salad bars in Oregon so they could incapacitate voters and win local elections.
kaQd TIL That a would-be suicide bomber was killed after a spam text message set off his explosives
b9Ob7 TIL that almost all Korean people lack the gene that is responsible for underarm odour. As a result tourists have a terribly hard time finding deodorant in Korea
MYZV TIL in ‘92, a doctor was accused of raping a woman while she was sedated in his office. He was cleared after DNA tests did not match. It was later discovered that he foiled the DNA test by implanting a tube of another man’s blood under his skin.