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TIL Oklahoma had a state sponsored crow dynamiting program that resulted in 3.8 million crows killed from 1934-1945

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Oom0R TIL Pres. Jimmy Carter was fishing in his hometown of Plains, GA in a boat alone. A rabbit chased by hounds jumped in the water and swam towards him, trying to board. The event was sensationalized by press and critics framed the event as emblematic of Carter's presidency as hapless and enfeebled.
VX6B TIL that In 2000, Mos Def purchased a struggling bookstore, transforming it into a Center for Education and Culture for the community. This non-profit preserved the mission of its original architect, which was to promote literacy and multicultural awareness for people of color.
AxDo TIL in 2005, a German television show was produced in which twelve male competitors donated their sperm to be sent to a lab in Cologne. At the lab, three doctors then observed the sperm as they “raced” toward an egg. The man with the fastest sperm won a new red Porsche.
NYge TIL in June 2012 Bloomberg’s international currency software briefly showed an entry called the ‘Post Euro Greek Drachma’. The currency had a brand new code (XGD) and was quickly removed from public view.
b6paa TIL: In April 1985, UC Santa Cruz students held a vote to determine whether the Student Health Center should stock cyanide pills for mass suicide after a nuclear attack.