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TIL Verizon throttled firefighters' "unlimited" data during the Mendocino Wildfires and suggested they upgrade their plan

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GlWQ TIL that Polish prostitutes hang out in the forests surrounding Warsaw and because they are not taxed, those who cite prostitution as a profession are required to provide photos and client testimonials to tax authorities
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9wJYD TIL in 1900 British representative Frederick Hodgson demanded to sit on the sacred Golden Stool of the Ashanti people which led to an uprising that ended with 3,000 casualties on both sides and annexation of the Ashanti Empire, which had resisted encroachment for decades.
LQ1ld TIL Billy Shaw of the Buffalo Bills is the only player ever inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame without ever playing in the NFL.
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