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TIL Six Americans were shot by dogs. Most of these shootings occurred in Florida.

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ANojw TIL: William Duer, a member of George Washington's inner circle was involved in the first American Insider Trading scandal. Using his knowledge of upcoming Treasury actions, he borrowed and took money from the treasury to leverage bond bets. The market then crashed and Hamilton had to rescue it.
XlRj TIL that human races do not exist taxonomically. A fixation index of 0.25 is required for a species to have various sub-species. Humans have a fixation index of 0.11, less than half of the required criteria of genetic diversity needed for the existence of sub-species or races.
XByP TIL The first US ‘Underground Railroad’ actually ran from North to South, to St. Augustine, Florida, which under Spanish control, was a free black community. Fort Mose was completely controlled by free blacks, and was an integral part of the Spanish defensive line.
9wNDX TIL Snapping turtles can not only breathe air through their mouth, but can also breathe air through their butt
6p0m TIL that a man got thrown off an American Airlines flight last year after flying into a rage over being wished “Merry Christmas.” The other passengers cheered and applauded when he got tossed.