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TIL that, in the aftermath of Katrina, the neighboring town of Gretna, whose levies held, turned away refugees from New Orleans at gunpoint

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LQ5V0 TIL a baby blue whale can drink as much as 150 gallons of milk per day during its first year.
1aOYV TIL that the United States firebombed (i.e., dropped incendiary bombs on) not one, not two, but SIXTY-SEVEN cities in Japan during World War II. This list doesn't include the A-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
DOWg TIL the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame removed an exhibit containing the ashes of Alan Freed, the DJ who coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll” and staged the first-ever rock concert, and replaced it with a public display of Beyonce’s leotards.
JYOK4 TIL Marvin from Pulp Fiction (Vincent kills him in the famous car accident scene) is the voice actor of Samurai Jack and appeared in many other animated television series or video games (Futurama, Family Guy, Afro Samurai, Diablo 3, Dota 2 and many others).
woEgE TIL that the US government actually poisoned alcohol during prohibition