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TIL in 1966 Playboy sent a black journalist to interview George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party. “He took out a pearl-handled revolver, placed it pointedly on the arm of his chair, sat back and spoke for the first time: ‘I’m ready if you are.’”

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m1N6Y TIL that on April 23 1953 Dwight D Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10450 which banned homosexuals from working for the federal government or any of its private contractors. An estimated 5000-10,000 people lost their jobs because of this policy, now known as the "lavender scare".
adeL TIL The German government offered to send 500 tax collectors to Greece to help modernize and enforce tax collection to assist with government debt. So far the Greeks have declined.
JYaQj TIL that in 1992, Sega orchestrated the world's first global launch of a video game, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. They chose a Tuesday and dubbed the event "Sonic 2sday". At the time, new games would release at different stores on different days. Thanks to Sega, Tuesday is now the industry standard.
bDma TIL All 5,000 miles of the US/Canada border is cleared for 20 feet so that no trees grow.
4kML6 TIL Courtney Love called out Marilyn Manson and the band Korn for sleeping with underage girls in 2005