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TIL that Asians are the only American racial minority group not overrepresented in the homeless population.

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oNPW TIL Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet signed a promise they called the “Giving Pledge”, in which they promised to donate to charity at least half of their wealth over the course of time.
DyZV TIL of Stanley Meyer who claimed to invent a water fuel cell which would allow cars to be powered by water. In 1998, while dining with 2 supposed investors, Meyer ran outside saying “They poisoned me” and died.
NaOQ TIL that there was a popular myth in many middle eastern countries that Neil Armstrong had converted to Islam upon hearing the call to prayer on the moon, going as far to require the state department to issue a denial
OGDyR TIL in January 1974 Nixon Signed a Law Making Daylight Savings Time Year-Round for Two Years and in October 1974 Gerald Ford Reversed it Because it Was Very Unpopular During Winter Months.
9YwPD TIL: Mary Jo Kopechne asked Ted Kennedy for a ride back to her hotel from the party. But she left her purse and hotel key at the party.