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TIL that a NYPD officer was killed by Nation of Islam members in a mosque while responding to a fake call for help and the investigation was practically shut down following political pressure from Louis Farrakhan and others.

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0OB1 TIL that Michigan has a bottle deposit of 10 cents, instead of the usual 5 cents. Their recycle rate is 97%, compared to 70% of states with bottle deposits, compared to 33% for states without any deposit laws.
GPRg TIL a Canadian student attending a lecture on out-of-body experiences approached the professor after saying, “I thought everybody could do that.” She is the first person studied who can induce them at will.
v1D07 TIL the Iranian revenge attack on US airbases in January 2020 actually injured over 100 soldiers, but this was not disclosed until seven weeks later.
v1vlx TIL that L. Frank Baum, author of "The Wizard of Oz", wanted to exterminate all remaining American Indians in the 1890s
9nQQ TIL Russian historians divide empires into “sea” and “land” types: Sea powers tend to be capricious, high tech and mercantile, and land powers tend to be serious, militaristic and large. Examples of this dichotomy include Athens vs. Sparta, Britain Vs. France, Carthage vs Rome, and the US vs. USSR