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TIL in 1971 a radical faction calling itself the Weather Underground claimed credit for a bomb exploding in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.(no injuries, just damages).

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oBWnE TIL New Jersey lost $140M in tax revenue after a hedge fund billionaire moved to Florida.
e0xa6 TIL There was a research paper which claimed that people who jump out of an airplane with an empty backpack have the same chances of surviving as those who jump with a parachute. It only stated that the plane was grounded in the second part of the paper.
ODKY TIL that Queen (the band) is the only group that has had all of its members compose multiple #1 hits, so in addition to the band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, all four members have been individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
4K9b TIL In Japan gambling is illegal, the way they get around the law is to give out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
nelA7 TIL a park project in Los Angeles, named Hollywood Central Park, is proposed to be built atop the 101 freeway as a cap, creating 44 acres of recreational land for the community and essentially turning a mile of the freeway below into a tunnel.