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TIL that George Washington moved his slaves in and out of Pennsylvania every 6 months to avoid them taking advantage of a law that meant slaves residing in the state longer than half a year could claim freedom

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Y76rx TIL that Olympic gold medals are not made entirely of gold. They are mostly silver with only about 6 grams of gold plating.
wJwE TIL a US Navy POW blinked the word ‘torture’ in morse code during a forced TV interview in North Vietnam to signal his conditions to the Office of Naval Intelligence
X1xX TIL the Kennedy Administration rejected a plan that called for U.S. personnel to disguise themselves as agents of the Cuban government and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba.
gMY78 TIL in the northeast Indian state of Manipur, separatist movements have banned mainstream Indian culture like Bollywood. This has led many youth to take to K-pop instead, largely through pirated copies smuggled from Myanmar. Korean phrases are also becoming increasingly common in the local dialect.
Oom54 TIL Robert Downey Jr, after Iron Man 3, said he'd only do Iron Man 4 if Mel Gibson directs it