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TIL that it is a federal crime in the United States to ask for political contributions from people known to be receiving relief through an Act of Congress

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Ooew4 TIL that the longest war in recorded history lasted 335 years and 19 days. It was between the Dutch and the Isles of Scilly, there were no casualties, and the Dutch actually forgot about the conflict until a Scilly historian contacted them about it in 1985. A treaty was signed between them in 1986.
9wQ6 TIL that in August 2001 actor James Woods reported to authorities 4 suspicious males on his flight. Those males were the 911 hijackers on a dry run.
PYkMZ TIL You're not supposed to wash your mouth with water after brushing and instead spit out any excess toothpaste. Washing results in washing away the concentrated fluoride in the remaining toothpaste.
LQ6kr TIL That in 2005 Cheyenne storytellers broke over a century of silence to discuss the Battle of Little Big Horn. According to them the blow which took Colonel Custer from his horse and would lead to his death was struck by Buffalo Calf Road Woman who had accompanied her husband into battle.
1abE7 TIL mosquitos may have killed HALF the people who EVER lived, which would make them our deadliest predator by far