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TIL the Ku Klux Klan lobbied for the first Gun Control Laws in the United States.

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6gjX TIL that the man who designed Saddam Hussein’s bunker was the grandson of the woman who designed Hitler’s.
b9v8Q TIL that up to 1 BILLION birds are killed per year in collisions with buildings. the second greatest human-caused source of bird deaths (pet and feral cats kill more)
ADnol TIL the pinkish-orangish slime that grows in showers and bathtubs is made by Serratia marcescens, a bacteria that can cause infections from pink eye to meningitis.
wLoR7 TIL that plans for the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II have been extensively prepared by most British government and media organizations since the 1960s. The codename is Operation London Bridge.
OG5NR TIL There are fewer than nine Comanche speakers alive