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TIL that since the 30s the FBI has kept lists of individuals & orgs deemed to be “suspects & potential subversives” who are to be arrested & interned immediately at the outbreak of war. These lists have no judicial oversight & can include people on the basis of hearsay & covert warrantless searches

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nXlW TIL not only is Judge Judy the highest paid TV star in the world, but she makes around 20 million more then Jon Stewart! (48 million compared to 25-30)
Z8koo TIL that Will Rogers World Airport, in Oklahoma City, is the only airport in the world to use the word "World" in its name - despite not having any international flights
xlM1 TIL that since 1989 the federal government has paid $2.4 billion in awards for 3100+ injuries/deaths proven to have been caused by adverse reactions to vaccinations. Not a single one of the 4,564 claims of vaccine-caused autism was found to have merit.
PlGe TIL the exact cause of death and burial site of Ganghis Khan is unknown because ALL of the 2000 funeral guests were killed in order to preserve this secret.
woPNo TIL despite her repeated claims of being more than 85% accurate, a 2013 article found that Sylvia Browne, who claimed to be a psychic, was accurate in none of her 33 predictions. For instance, she predicted that she would die at the age of 88, but she passed away at the age of 77.