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TIL that when a dead whale washed up on an Oregon beach, they decided the best way to dispose of the body was to detonate it, unintentionally covering the townspeople in whale blood.

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JY0WB TIL Rapper Ronald Herron AKA 'Ra Diggs' began posting videos on YouTube bragging about beating a state murder charge and additional crimes. Herron was subsequently charged federally and sentenced to twelve life terms plus 105 years
vNkB TIL that the Nation of Islam teaches that white people are a race of “Devils” created by a black scientist 6,600 years ago on a Greek island.
pQee TIL that sex workers in Australia can claim dance lessons, lingerie and costume makeup as tax deductions. Vibrators and fetish equipment can also be claimed, but as depreciating assets.
neEmb TIL that Victor Marchetti's 1974 work "The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence" was the first book subject to pre-publication censorship by the US government. The book was published with gaps showing where text had been excised and bold text where CIA censorship demands had been overturned by a court.
6901Y Today I learned that Nevada is the most centralized American state, with 73% of all Nevadans living in Clark County