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TIL that from 1929 to 1955, the chairman of the NAACP was a Caucasian man named Walter White.

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a88oM TIL living next to a landfill greatly increases your risk of developing all kinds of health issues including tuberculosis
mQ8M TIL “Cup of Joe” was coined by sailors in the Navy, and it was meant as an insult, directed toward Joseph Daniels for banning alcohol on all U.S. Naval vessels
EgGVo TIL that the plane crash at the end of season 2 of Breaking Bad was inspired by a real-life 1986 mid-air collision, in which the air-traffic controller who was directing air traffic at the time of the accident was named Walter White
grZ79 TIL musician Frank Zappa's father worked at the Aberdeen Proving Ground where chemical weapons were tested. The family had to store gas masks in the house. This led to Zappa's work frequently referencing biological warfare, disease, and the defense industry.
W7Gy9 TIL the world’s longest light rail line is in Los Angeles, whose A/Blue Line runs 48.5 miles (78.1 km) from Long Beach, through downtown, and ends in Azusa. A full-length trip takes just shy of 2 hours.