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TIL the families of the columbine shooters have paid out millions in settlements to the victims and their families.

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ONrg TIL in the 1936 Olympics, promoted by Hitler to prove that whites are superior, Peru beat Austria 4-2 on soccer, even though they had 3 other goals nullified. Later, the Olympic Comitee nullified the match and scheduled a rematch, to be taken under close grounds. Peru withdrew from the Olympics
wNYW TIL socks are among the most needed items at homeless shelters, yet among the least-often donated.
NXVQN TIL a petrifying well is a well or other body of water which gives objects a stone-like appearance. If an object is placed into such a well and left there for a period of months or years, the object acquires a stony exterior.
6MLZ TIL that the first documented case of child abuse was reported to an animal welfare organization, for lack of a better resource. Which means that animals had welfare rights in the US before children did.
OG5Qa TIL, after taking Shuri Castle during the Battle of Okinawa, a group of marines raised a Confederate flag over it. Three days later, General Buckner ordered it removed and replaced with a United States flag