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XE1aR TIL that a National Gang Threat Assessment report conducted by the FBI in 2011 classified Juggalos as a “loosely-organized hybrid gang.” This allowed law enforcement to pull over anyone driving a car sporting Juggalo-related paraphernalia without any other cause.
W7EAd Today I learned that "dark mode" in graphical user interfaces could cause difficulty reading fonts for people with astigmatism
6EQAl TIL the Confederacy had large support of Native Americans due to mutual distrust of the Federal Government and use of slavery. They mandated native representation and native sovereignty.
lo4K1 TIL that the bitter/sour taste in Hershey’s chocolate is from a chemical called butyric acid. The same chemical is responsible for giving vomit its rancid taste.
JYPJv TIL The major world leaders of WWI were all cousins. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, King George V of England, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Their grandmother was Queen Victoria.