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TIL that in California, they use prison labor to fight forest fires

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g744 TIL the head of Detroit public schools graduated from high school with a 1.98 GPA, and took fifteen years to finish college.
D1y9V TIL that the hottest part of the day isn't noon, but between 4-6. The earth warms during the day but continues to get warmer until the evening
1aQOX TIL that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 originally had the Twin Towers in the game, but they were removed a week after the attack
ABon TIL Bob Marley was burried with his red Gibson Les Paul guitar, a Bible opened at Psalm 23, and a stalk of ganja placed there by his widow, Rita
x6lX7 TIL that the first kiss captured on camera was between two women in 1887 by Eadweard Muybridge (contrary to Edison’s ‘The Kiss’ film, widely accredited to being the first kiss on camera - 9 years later)