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TIL that Helen Keller was a radical socialist and the FBI monitored her because of it

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jWDX TIL that in 1884, halfway through the 10 year plan to produce an up to date English dictionary, the team had only reached the word ‘Ant’ The final volume was published 49 years after they started.
YYbB TIL that Charles Martland, Green Beret, got discharged for confronting a child rapist.
JLAk TIL that a guy in Illinois built a homemade gatling gun out six SKS semi-automatic rifles and a hand crank. It’s dubbed the “Redneck Obliterator.” It’s perfectly legal. And it recently sold for $3,450.
Yd8Z TIL In Britain, an employer cannot give a subjective bad reference as they can be sued for libel or defamation of character. Any negative remarks must be defendable in a court of law, which is why employers will usually opt to say nothing instead.
8a1m4 TIL The Lion King (2019) is the highest-grossing computer animated film of all time while The Lion King (1994) is the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time.