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TIL that between 1900-1973, over 100 boys died at a Florida reform school for delinquents as a result of sexual and physical abuse, torture, beatings, and even outright murder from staff. The school only recently closed in 2011.

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R5kLl TIL that 0.9 repeating equals 1. Proof: 1/3 = 0.3 repeating, when multiplied by 3, it is 0.9 repeating. However, 1/3 times 3 is equal to 3/3, which is equal to 1. Therefore, because 0.3 repeating = 1/3, 0.9 repeating = 3/3, which means 0.9 repeating = 1.
woobo TIL Internet signals do not travel at the speed of light, but rather at a substantially slower speed, owing to the refractive index and/or quality of insulating material. A Cat5e connection propagates signals at approximately 64% the speed of light.
GYkMN TIL that Victor Hugo visited prostitutes so frequently that during his funeral, almost all the brothels in Paris closed to mourn their best client.
gkJW TIL that every military working dog is always one rank higher than its handler so that mistreatment of the dog is considered assault on an officer of higher rank.
eDyE TIL In WW2, when American GIs were stationed in Britain, they hated the racial equality in the UK, and would start fights with black British soldiers. Unable to abide the GIs’ racism, white British locals and soldiers would fight on the side of the blacks.