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TIL abot the The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", a predominantly black battalion of the Women's Army Corps (WAC).

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x67bk TIL That a "census-designated place" called "Rough and Ready" (named after Zachary Taylor) in Nevada County, California declared secession from the United States in 1850 (During the California Gold Rush) to avoid mining taxes. It voted to rejoin the union 3 months later on July 4th.
6EaW7 TIL that an annual supply of tap water for a person who drinks 8 glasses of water per day costs around $0.33 whereas the same quantity of bottled water costs over $200
69PkW TIL Since the video game journalism site Gamespot was founded in 1996, only 23 games have earned the rank "gaming essentials" which means to get a perfect 10/10 score from a gaming review. Making this award the most prestigious in the gaming industry.
Er6X TIL-King Otto of Bavaria – who ‘ruled’ from 1886 to 1913, and was quite mad – exercised his right to shoot one peasant every day. Luckily for Bavaria’s peasants, his attendants gave him pistols loaded with blanks and dressed up as peasants, playing dead whenever he ‘shot’ them.
V8E0 TIL on May 1, 1969, Mr. Rogers addressed the Senate to argue that $20 million in funding for PBS should not be cut. Sen John Pastore led the hearing and had never heard of Mr. Rogers’ television show. It took just six minutes to convince the Senator from RI that the $20 million was well worth it.