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TIL After a school shooting that left 5 Amish girls dead, the Amish community shared the donations they received with the shooter’s family. They were treated like any other victims’ families.

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AN6kn TIL 4 Federal Indian boarding schools are still in operation.
oRnZE TIL the fortune cookie is not a Chinese creation, but originated in Kyoto, Japan. It was only during WWII that the cookie became part of Chinese-American cuisine.
DQ4DV TIL a monument for Benadict Arnold exists at Saratoga National Park, calling him the "most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army", but does not explicitly mention him by name.
dDMDE TIL that the first movie depicting the sinking of the Titanic was released just 29 days after the tragedy, and even starred an actual survivor.
QWxk TIL that in Auschwitz, the SS forced an orchestra to play for Jews that had been selected for gassing. The musicians also had among the highest suicide rates of anyone in the camp.