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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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WMYA TIL: The Citadel of Arbil is (apparently) the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world (dating back to the 5th millennium BC)
4XpD5 TIL that 90% of the plastic in the oceans come from just 10 rivers. 8 are in Asia and 2 are in Africa.There are the Yangtze, Indus, Yellow, Hai He, Ganges, Pearl, Amur and Mekong in Asia and the Nile and the Niger in Africa
rRAy4 TIL that Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber", was caught after his brother, David, read Ted's manifesto (that Ted had demanded to be published in a major newspaper as a condition for ceasing the mail bombings), recognized Ted's writing style, and informed the FBI. David received a $1 million reward.
rkV4 TIL astronauts on the International Space Station see around 15 sunrises and sunsets every day
6E7Lm TIL The Soviet Union had an internationally televised song contest. As few viewers had phones, they would turn their lights on if they liked a song and off if they didn’t. The power spikes were recorded by the state energy company and the reports sent to the station to pick the winner.