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TIL that the slave codes in the south forbade slave owners from educating their slaves. The rationale was that if a slave were literate, he could forge a pass and evade capture by slave patrols.

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oBlNr TIL that Terry Fox was a 21 year old one-legged cancer patient who ran 3339 miles across Canada in 143 days before dying to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $715 million as of today to support cancer research.
6EvvZ TIL Sacha Baron Cohen Sent Cut ‘Who Is America?’ Interview to FBI Over Fears of Las Vegas Pedophile Ring (FBI decided not to pursue it)
MnKK TIL that in the 18th century John Harrison claimed that he could build a clock to keep time to within a second over 100 days; it triggered widespread ridicule at his time. The clock had been built to his exact specifications in 2015; it was declared the “most accurate mechanical clock”
Wj58 TIL that it is illegal for radio stations to call and prank people. The first thing they have to say is that they are being recorded for radio. This means that pranks like the John Cena call are setup, usually by a radio consultant company called prepburger