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TIL the US Marshals arrested more than 100 criminals in a massive sting by mailing them all free (fake) tickets to a Redskins game

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DQarV TIL that the younger brother of Hermann Göring, Albert, was anti-Nazi and spent World War 2 defying the regime by helping Jews escape and assisting in sabotage efforts. He later was found innocent at the Nuremburg trials. He died with little to no recognition for his efforts during the war.
ANl8d TIL Project removes old, disused dams to make healthier waterways 140 dams removed/now record flooding
PYK0e TIL Essentially all penicillin produced after 1943 originated with a mold sample found on a cantaloupe in Peoria, Illinois. The moldy part was cut off and cultured and the lab technicians ate the rest of the fruit.
GYGeJ TIL that sound velocities in Moon rocks are much lower than in any Earth rocks but surprisingly similar to many types of Earth cheese
YppRZ TIL of the USS Higbee, the first combat ship named after a woman who served in the Navy.