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TIL in 1920 the US Army bombed coal miners in WV who were striking for better treatment and living conditions

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ADWwB TIL Lyndon Johnson's closest aide, Walter Jenkins, was forced to resign when he was arrested for gay sex. Johnson's wife publically supported Jenkins in a time when homosexuality was heavily scorned.
78J4O TIL the first recorded strike in history happened in 1158BC in Ancient Egypt, the strikers demanded wheat rations, which was granted after a march to the office of the Vizier.
Lgov TIL Michael C. Hall wore a wig for season 5 of Dexter because of hair loss due to chemotherapy for his Hodgkins Lymphoma
E00o TIL that cells from fetuses can migrate into the brains of their mothers and a son’s DNA can shows Up in his mother’s Brain.
nWkY TIL in Germany around 1923, banknotes had lost so much value that they were used as wallpaper