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TIL between 2004-2009, the Clean Water Act was violated more than 506,000 times, by more than 23,000 companies and other facilities. 40% of the nation’s community water systems violated the act at least once.

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lWGG TIL “Pandora’s Box” was actually “Pandora’s Jar”. A translation error made 500 years ago has persisted to this day.
GY1vG TIL that Texas, New York and California all have economies bigger than Russia’s.
X0Pv6 TIL Harriet Tubman lead a military operation to free slaves during the civil war
RvQj TIL Despite being dead, 2pac earned 9 million dollars in 2007, more than both Eminem & 50 Cent.
bEnZ TIL After Columbus’s first voyage, he described the natives as “so naive and so free with their possessions…When you ask for something…they never say no. To the contrary, they offer to share with anyone…” He promised from his next voyage “as much gold…and as many slaves” as the crown asks.