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TIL 40% of Americans never move from their hometown.

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M7PY8 TIL about Robert Carter III who in 1791 through 1803 set about freeing all 400-500 of his slaves. He then hired them back as workers and then educated them. His family, neighbors and government did everything to stop him including trying to tar and feather him and drove him from his home.
JYeL4 TIL that a week before the Rosa Parks incident, segregation on interstate buses was struck down after a black Woman Army Corps Private refused to give up her seat to a white Marine.
8aNZ TIL Before Google launched Gmail, “G-Mail” was the name of a free email service Garfield’s website offered to fans of the lasagna-loving cat.
DQw4v TIL in 1958 singer Ross Bagdasarian began playing with the speed function on a tape recorder, speeding it up to make high pitched voices. Using overdubbing and performing all the voices, he came up with "The Chipmunks" which sold millions that Christmas.
krKg TIL An 18-year-old man tried to eat his underwear in the hope that the cotton fabric would absorb alcohol before he took a breathalyzer test.