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Med8A TIL cult leader Jim jones was once a civil rights leader
LkyZp TIL: The Beggar's Opera written in 1728 was accused of being a "base form of entertainment". Similar to the way we blame videogames today; the opera was blamed for increasing crime rates and violence, due to the fact that its main characters were prisoners.
YpwjP TIL there were supersonic passenger airplanes in the past that could go up to 1500 mph. However, our current commercial airliners only cruise at the speed of 575 mph
b9yXa TIL that the community of Puʻuwai, Hawaii and the entire island it is located on, is off limits to anyone except residents and official visitors. Tourists are not allowed.
p84pp TIL Sandy Hook perpetrator Adam Lanza was visited by the FBI when he was 12 for hacking through 2 levels of government security. They said if he was really that good he could work for them someday.