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TIL: Thomas Jefferson, who advocated for gradual emancipation, owned over 600 slaves and was pro-segregation

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b9RBa TIL that, in 1846, planet Neptune's exact location was predicted by three astronomers studying the eccentric orbits of several distant asteroids. The data hinted at the presence of a giant, distant planet. Neptune was found on the very first night, only 1° off its predicted position.
P1EDe TIL In 2020, the Polish Chancellery of the Prime Minister added the video game "This War of Mine" (based on wartime atrocities in Bosnia during the 90s) to the recommended reading list in Polish high schools. The first initiative in the world to add a video game to recommended readings in school.
4VDg TIL Christian Slater made the lowest grossing movie of 2012: $264 from 33 tickets sold
NXb5P TIL there is no time limit that you must wait 24 or 48 hours to report a person as missing, whether he/she is considered missing or a runaway. you don’t have to know the reason why someone is missing, or worry about filing a false report.
YjXr TIL A woman collapsed and lay on the floor of a hospital E.R for 45 minutes as hospital staff ignored her. A janitor mopped the floor around her as she vomited blood. She was then arrested by police for causing a disturbance and died on the stretcher.