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TIL that a Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashed into the Belaire Apartments in New York City on 2006

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N7Bm1 TIL powerful people are indeed more likely to take candy from a baby according to several studies. Researches at Berkeley believe power has a somewhat dehumanizing effect on people, and the powerful are more self-focused and less empathetic.
R5Rja TIL about Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American film star. Her career began in silent movies era and continued to her death. One of the first to adopt the flapper style of the 20s, she was voted “world’s best dressed woman” in 1934. She will be featured in the American Women quarter series.
e0Q5k TIL any Canadian with a physical or mental disability who qualifies for the disability tax credit (DTC) is eligible for a registered disability savings plan (RDSP) and up to $90,000 in lifetime government grants.
b4LN TIL that existential depression is a certain type of depression that arises when an individual confronts certain basic issues of their existence. To over simplify, simply living makes people not want to live.
a8j6b TIL about the Centralia "Tragedy" in 1919, when members of the American Legion stormed the local International Workers of the World Hall, resulting in multiple deaths. 7 members of the I.W.W. were later convicted of murder, and one (also a veteran) was lynched. No Legionnaire was prosecuted.