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TIL in 1988, during the crack epidemic, temperatures in New York City exceeded 90 every day for two months causing the murder rate to increase by 75%

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aya0 TIL there are approximately the same number of calories in a pound of spinach as there are in two Oreos.
JYAaj TIL that John Hetherington, the inventor of the top hat, caused a riot when he first wore it in public in 1797. He was arrested for "a breach of peace" after several women fainted and a young boy's arm was broken in the commotion.
9wDyr TIL that on April 1 2013, North Korea founded it’s space agency, NATA (National Aerospace Technology Administration)
VD40 TIL In 1968 captured American sailors secretly gave the finger in propaganda photos released by the North Korean government.
1aGg4 TIL during Napoleon's return from Elba, a Parisian paper printed headlines along the lines of: "Mar 9: The Monster has left his den. Mar 10: The Ogre has landed. Mar 13: The Tyrant has passed through Lyon. Mar 22: Yesterday evening His Majesty the Emperor made his entry and arrived at Paris."