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TIL a local NYC News Station’s investigation revealed that over 1,500 families with 6-figure incomes lived in subsidized New York City Housing Authority apartments, including one household that pulled in nearly $500K/year plus income from property holdings

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oBlEK TIL Nero, Roman emperor, had a husband, castrated him and had him appear in public as his wife
jvEE TIL that J.J Tomson was awarded a Nobel prize for discovering particle like nature of electron while his son G.P. Thomson is awarded Nobel prize for discovering wave like nature of electron
Z80JD TIL Ancient Sumeria elected 'Substitute Kings' during eclipses to protect the king from a prophecy of death. Once a real king, 'Erra-imitti' suddenly died while eating hot porridge and his substitute, 'Enlil-bani' formerly a random gardener, stayed king for 24 years.
oBnpL TIL that Elvis Presley was critical of the Beatles, stating that they “laid the groundwork for many of the problems we are having with young people by their filthy, unkempt appearances and suggestive music”
GY19J TIL that in 1869, Republican President Ulysses S. Grant tried to annex the Dominican Republic to use it as a safe haven for blacks fleeing persecution. Although the D.R. agreed to the annexation treaty, it ultimately failed to pass the Senate.