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TIL of Operation Underworld during WW2 when the US government cooperated with the mafia and organized crime to protect Northeastern seaports

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9Gy6 TIL that Abraham Lincoln was challenged to, and accepted a duel. It ended abruptly due to Lincoln’s height intimidating his opponent.
Y1Nx TIL: An Oregon elementary school cancelled its Pay-to-Pee Policy. The program punished children for needing to use the restroom outside of their scheduled bathroom breaks.
9Yv0M TIL The Cadaver Synod was the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus. His corpse was dug up and found guilty, and his papacy voided. His corpse was then thrown in the River Tiber, but became a source of miracles. His trial was then overturned and he was reburied, but a later pope upheld the conviction.
11JO TIL that a popular slang in French for having your period is “Les Anglais ont debarqué”, or, “The English have landed”.
RZ84 TIL That the ACT and College Board (SAT) sell student information, netting these companies millions of dollars each year.