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TIL a handful of Crips got their asses handed to them by Army Rangers in a shootout in WA in 1989

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kOrM7 TIL when the territory of Wyoming applied to join the US, congress told them they'd have to stop letting women vote. Their response was "We will remain out of the Union one hundred years rather than come in without the women”. In 1890 they joined as the first and only state to allow women to vote.
QJYl9 TIL Boric acid (AKA Borax) was added to expired milk to feed babies in the Victorian Era. It was believed to "purify" the milk and rid it of its sour taste and smell. The boric acid fed on the bovine TB in the milk, effectively giving babies tuberculosis.
Rb87 TIL Saint Nick is the patron saint of prostitutes
7r5OM TIL that packaged ice is not regulated in the United States. Packaged ice with the IPIA logo on the bag adheres to strict sanitization and cleanliness protocols. Bags without the logo are more likely to contain bacteria and mold
9mlX TIL that Reindeer are the only mammals that can see ultraviolet light.