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TIL Florida has so much bizarre news stories because the state has exceptionally open public records and a high population

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wL8Ro Today I learned that the "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" fought against the Nazis, the Soviets and the Polish Home Army, making it the only organization to fight the Axis, Comintern and Western Allies
VMPG4 TIL the material asbestos has been used by humans for over 4,500 years. In antiquity, a Sassanian king amazed his guests when he cleaned his asbestos napkin by throwing it into a fire.
dD8Z TIL The Soviet Union and USA made a plan to do a joint manned mission to Mars during the cold war. The Soviets supported it, but the idea was rejected by Reagan.
yvXM TIL since 1970, 143 death row inmates in the United States have been found to be wrongly convicted.
veD4 TIL the Foo Fighter’s song “Hey, Johnny Park” is named so because Dave Grohl’s (frontman) old best friend growing up was named Johnny Park. Dave hoped that his old friend would see that Dave named a song after him and would give him a call after years without communication.