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TIL Cleopatra was a Macedonian Greek NOT Egyptian

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lJp5 TIL that a woman, hired by Dyncorp to crackdown on forced prostitution on behalf of the UN, discovered that the UN police were the main perpetrators of forced prostitution and was later fired.
4Bwg TIL That February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon
wLNnM TIL: "I Fought the Law" singer/musician Bobby Fuller was found dead in a parked car, outside his LA home. No evidence of foul play or suicide was found. Neither were ruled out. For those who believed it to be murder, suspects cited have ranged from the Mafia and Charles Manson to the local P.D.
6NQQ TIL obsidian is one of the earliest materials used for knife blades. 2.6 million years latter surgeons still use obsidian for scalpels as it is sharper than any other material in use and is noted to cut more cleanly so as to not leave a scar.
7r6Ob TIL the United States has the world's most violent weather, receiving more high-impact extreme weather incidents than any other country in the world.