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TIL to avoid being targets of violence, reporters notebooks took on a smaller format in the Civil Rights Movement and it stuck

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R5Ba1 TIL the HJ Heinz Company was heavily into pickle production in the early 1900’s. So much so that they patented and used a specialized Pickle Tank rail car for shipping pickles.
KOlrw TIL President Roosevelt's dog, Fala, was so popular that American soldiers would ask one another for the name of the dog in order to prove they weren't a German spy
9YRdD TIL About Action Park, a theme park in New Jersey that was a literal death trap. At least 5 patrons died on the poorly constructed and engineered rides. One particularly dangerous ride was the Cannonball Loop, a waterslide with a loop that caused patrons scrapes, concussions, and lost teeth.
VMG4 TIL Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is the cousin of former U.S. president George W. Bush.
kG0E TIL of Ted Rodrigue, a homeless man who was given $100,000 as part of a documentary and social experiment. Within six months, he had less than $5,000.