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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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6EyQQ TIL about Bolivian festival Tinku. During this ritual, men and women from different communities will meet and begin the festivities by dancing. The women will then form circles and begin chanting while the men proceed to fight each other.
OoLaa TIL Boeing employees were exhausted, either deliberately or unconsciously circumventing established processes and one even revealed of being hesitant to put his family on Boeing plane during the production of 737 max
DQNWv TIL America, the country with the worlds 3rd largest population has only 9 cities with a population above 1 million according to the 2020 census and the 2022 estimate. 3 of those cities are in Texas
YGYx TIL that 47% of male victims of domestic abuse are threatened with arrest. 21% are arrested.
QN79 TIL John Travolta was originally asked to star in the movie “Forrest Gump”, but turned it down. He later regretted his decision.