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TIL that there were only 45 days separating the events of 9/11/01 and the passing of the US Patriot Act

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9VJ7 TIL That 18 material witnesses died within 3 years after JFK’s death - six by gunfire, three in motor accidents, two by suicide, one from a cut throat, one from a karate chop to the neck, three from heart attacks, and two from natural causes.
8eM9V TIL about Typhoid Mary, an Irish cook caused two lethal outbreaks of typhoid fever, by being a healthy carrier of the disease
d8NnZ TIL blood pressure has a daily pattern with its highest point usually in the afternoon and the lowest point at night.
4kAAR TIL director Kevin Smith attended a protest at the debut of his own movie, "Dogma" (1999), and was interviewed by the local news station.
GpYJ TIL Both Stalin and Hitler were Nominated for Nobel Peace Prizes