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TIL the term “Carjacking” originated in Detroit, MI

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ePN5 TIL that Labor Day was created by President Grover Cleaveland in 1894, after 30 striking railroad employees were killed during the Pullman Strike
04mN TIL mayhem is the crime of intentionally maiming someone. Originally it was specifically removing a body part so that the person could not defend himself in combat.
d8amQ TIL about a protein called pikachurin, a protein discovered in 2008 that is present in the retina and helps with the transmission of electrical impulses between the eyes and the brain
xRmB TIL that a Portland dairy was forced to pay staff over $10 million in back pay because of a missing Oxford comma in the state overtime laws.
e0jVk TIL in 1997 BBC TV soap EastEnders broadcast episodes set in Ireland, which were criticised for negatively stereotyping the Irish as dirty, rude, poor and drunk. Complaints were upheld by the British Broadcasting Standards Commission and the BBC apologised for the episodes