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TIL that to be an alumni that you don't need to actually graduate but instead just have attended the school.

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4XJkb TIL Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines, is renowned for having an almost perfect cone. Mayon Volcano Natural Park is located in the eight cities and municipalities that has jurisdiction of the mountain
d5PK TIL That one of the main usages of Agent Orange in Vietnam was to destroy crops in friendly territory to force people to move to cities. Agent orange is still legal in warfare, due to a loophole.
woxgo TIL Willie Nelson has faced multiple arrests for marijuana possession. Notably, in 2010, after six ounces were found on his tour bus, a Texas prosecutor joked Nelson should pay a $100 fine and sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” in court. The judge denied the performance but upheld the fine.
a84yA TIL that the US Gov't GPS was provided to the public in the aftermath of the 1983 Soviet downing of KAL flight 007, after it had strayed off course into Soviet airspace.
R7gw6 TIL President Ulysses Grant was arrested by the DC police for speeding, taken into custody, and released with a fine. His horse and carriage were also seized and he had to walk back to the White House.