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TIL, There was not one single bank robbery in Americas first 80 years of existing, so they virtually had no security. Then an explosion of robberies.

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ZpRNY TIL that there is only one person born in the 1900s decade alive today and born during King Edward VII’s reign. Also she is the oldest British person ever.
gMZL7 Today I learned the "Tanks" got their name because the British during WW1 were trying to keep the new weapons a secret and hid them in crates marked "tanks", telling people that they were just water tanks that were being delivered.
a8Gxy TIL the uniform dark gray background color that many people report seeing in the absence of light is called Eigengrau or dark light or brain gray.
kOwJW TIL that Golden Girl Bea Arthur was one of the first female marines to serve in WWII. She enlisted just 1 week after the Marine Corps began recruiting women.
dZaj TIL a teenager was once arrested by a policeman who scolded her for swearing on 911, even though the call made in the first place was for the teen’s dying father.