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TIL the USA has been placed under Martial Law numerous times. Martial law is military control over all of a country's activities, usually during wartime, an emergency or widespread disaster. In the USA, martial law must be ordered by the president and must be limited to the duration of the event.

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Y7myx TIL Cao Xueqin is considered to be China's greatest novelist, but little is known of his life. He spent ten years writing "A Dream in Red Mansions" from 1740 to 1750 but the last chapters were written by a different author. The novel was not published until 1791, nearly 30 years after Cao's death
EgGmd TIL that before the Jonestown massacre, the People's Temple put together an "Entertainment Night at The Pavilion", which included music, skits, sermons, and other things.
MeDEm TIL Korean parents have begun hiring thugs who protect their children from bullies. These thugs pose as "fake uncles" and intimidate bullies who have been harassing the bullied kid. In some cases, the thugs will visit the bullies’ parents at their workplace and publicly shame them.
gLyA TIL there is an organization called Think Before You Pink, an organization that warns you of other organizations that are profiting from Breast Cancer Awareness.
pYnPe TIL that Fried Chicken was an expression first recorded in the 1830s, and frequently appears in American cookbooks of the 1860s and 1870s. Scottish frying techniques and African seasoning techniques were used together in the American South, and became increasingly popular after the Civil War.