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TIL Lee Harvey Oswald still owes an overdue book – The Shark and the Sardines by Juan José Arévalo – to Dallas public library.

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nPGB TIL that media sensationalizes the 24-48 hour waiting period to report a missing person. In real life this doesn’t exist and the missing person can be reported immediately.
rDG0 TIL Earlier versions of the ‘Black Plague’ paved ways for Islamic conquests during the 600-700 CE.
6jEW TIL all British Army armored vehicles must have an electric kettle so the crew can brew tea without getting out. This rule was made after a WWII ambush, where a British tank squadron lost 29 vehicles to a surprise attack by four German tanks while the British crews were outside having morning tea
j6RPv TIL in 1976, an AP reporter, concerned about violent content in the arcade game Death Race and the effect it might have on players, wrote a widely disseminated article about it. Many at the game's manufacturer Exidy credited this and the negative coverage that began afterwards for increased sales.
696rQ TIL it is unlawful for a minor under the age of eighteen to play a pinball machine in South Carolina.