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TIL that “Ethiopia Skate”, a non-profit org., helped raise money to pay for skateboards for kids in Ethiopia and even created Ethiopia’s first skate park in 2016; it’s free of charge.

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LkeeZ TIL during WWII, British spies spread misinformation that anti-malaria drugs would help prevent the typhoid epidemic, in order to waste German medical supplies
A4QB TIL - When Blackbeard captured the ship that would become Queen Anne’s Revenge, there 455 African slaves on board. Many of the African slaves would go on to become pirates rather than continue to be slaves. At the time of Blackbeard’s death, nearly one-third of his total crew were former slaves.
9w49B TIL about the Zuma, a classified program run by the National Reconnaisance Office. At $3.5 billion, it was at the time the most expensive space launch ever conducted. The satellite apparently failed during deployment and fell back to earth
ZpPJ4 TIL Acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity is the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide and the most common cause of liver transplantation in the US. It is responsible for 56,000 emergency department visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and 500 deaths per year in the United States.
R7G17 TIL: Social media has become a staple of law enforcement and 4/5 of them use it during an investigation. This is due to criminals bragging online, posting evidence, and recording crimes. Some gangs had public Facebook groups.