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TIL Shortly before he was killed by Native American warriors, Gen. George Custer testified to Congress about corruption in the Indian affairs office

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4x6b TIL Despite common belief, in every state it is legal to give performance information in a job reference. Many even protect the employer from being sued for defamation.
6EPKX TIL that the first Christian marriage in what is now the US was between a white man and a black woman.
5VlDk TIL that during the first 4 days after the United Kingdom entered World War II, over 400,000 dogs and cats — some 26 percent of London’s pets — were voluntarily put to death by their owners without any Government direction, due to fears that they could not be properly cared for during the war.
Jdd8 TIL that domain names were free until 1995.
woGkP [TIL]The FBI is struggling to find good hackers because of marijuana rules