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TIL During the Cold War, America was inspired to build a more efficient interstate system as a way to provide a speedy evacuation route in the event of nuclear war.

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DQp4p TIL seafood mislabelling occurs in 25-70%+ of retail products for popular species (red snapper, wild salmon, Atlantic cod). One study found snapper and tuna had the highest mislabeling rates (87% of snapper, 59% of tuna).
OGDO1 TIL a woman faked a 12-hour kidnapping ordeal by tying herself up in her car and claiming that she was forced to drive a drug dealer at knifepoint, just to have a day off from work.
P1XJO TIL the first pitching machine, designed by mathematician Charles Hinton at Princeton University, used gunpowder to launch baseballs. It was capable of throwing variable speeds and even curve balls but resulted in multiple injuries.
b9wJE TIL Samuel L. Jackson was an usher at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral
NXaN1 TIL that President Lincoln was not the only intended target in his assassination conspiracy. This Vice President and Secretary of State were also targets. His Secretary of State was badly wounded but lived and His Vice President’s assassin backed out.