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TIL there is only 1 area code in Idaho

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6EP57 TIL of convicted train robber Frank Grigware, who escaped from federal prison in 1910. A short 6 years later, he became mayor of the small town of Spirit River, Alberta. The FBI discovered him in 1933, but his extradition request was dropped due to 'serious doubts' about his original conviction.
PYOkL TIL that Helen Keller was an radical activist, campaigning for the Socialist Party and helping start the ACLU.
WrEd TIL more Mexican immigrants (1,000,000 people) have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have migrated to the U.S. (870,000 people) since the end of the Great Recession
rYZo TIL The largest porn archive in the world belongs to Turkey’s Armed Forces
p8Qxe TIL That Suzanne Vega's song, "Tom's Diner" was so clear, it was used to refine the MP3 compression algorithm.