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TIL of the Watts Rebellion in 1965 that took place over 6 days due to civil rights abuses by LAPD, resulting in 34 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, nearly 4,000 arrests, and $40 million property damage.

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9kKQ TIL during the Cold War, Nikita Khrushchev said to Mao Zedong that “Berlin is the testicles of the West. Every time I want to make the West scream, I squeeze on Berlin.”
Bnmy TIL Weird Al’s first hit “My Bologna” was recorded in a men’s room across the hall from his college radio station.
r8dW TIL People Used to Drink Dr Pepper HOT with Lemon!