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TIL in 1969 the FBI and Chicago police drugged and assassinated Fred Hampton, a 21 year old Black Panther leader

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yVlEV TIL that in cities with a chronic nuisance ordinance, properties with tenants who call 911 too often can deemed nuisance by the city which imposes fines on the property owner. This normally leads to evictions and business closures regardless of the fact that the 911 calls were legitimate.
vELr TIL than in the 1950s, just over one in ten 14-16 year olds agreed with the statement “I am an important person.” By the late 1980s, that number had risen to 80 per cent.
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