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TIL in 1954 the US Government launched Operation Wetback, a mass deportation of illegal mexican immigrants.

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8ewD4 TIL The Chicago gangster Hymie Weiss had terminal cancer which allowed him to recklessly ignore his own safety. Weiss led a gang war against Al Capone, shooting up Capone's car and hotel, making him "the only man Al Capone feared". Ultimately Weiss was assassinated on October 11th, 1926.
kOXg TIL that the same man who invented tetris also invented bejeweled, and that in Russia, bejeweled is highly revered.
lovv1 TIL Bananas get their curve because they grow towards the Sun.
dNN7 TIL Nintendo of Japan was afraid that Americans would rest soda cans on top of their Super Nintendos, it was redesigned when released in America to avoid this.
RWZ6 TIL catnip….it works on humans. Consuming the roots, is used as a calming agent (Higher-doses work as a sleep aide too).