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TIL Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court Justice, liked to poke fun at his conservative colleagues. He would greet the Chief Justice with "What's shakin', Chiefy Baby?"

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mxPBP TIL In 2017, Canadian scientists recreated an extinct horse pox virus to demonstrate that the smallpox virus can be recreated in a small lab at a cost of about $100,000, by a team of scientists without specialist knowledge.
QM4a TIL that there is a town in Wyoming which used to be an airport. The former runways and taxiways now serve as the town’s streets. (A picture and a Google Maps link in comments.)
pYoWA TIL the classic Little Richard song “Tutti Frutti” is about anal sex.
VBjjm TIL in 1942 United States Military printed and distributed money with the words "HAWAII" over the currency. This way, if the islands were invaded, the currency would become obsolete and not effect the mainland economy.
VLPG TIL The Australian Navy is enticing female recruits by paying for their boob jobs. The benefits are reserved for female sailors who suffer psychological complexes due to their bust size. Each boob job costs $10,000, the funds of which come from Aussie taxpayers.