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TIL if you see a tornado and it is not moving side to side, this is a strong indication that it is moving directly towards you.

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d9jB TIL the term night stick comes from the fact that the NYPD used an 11 inch baton during the day called a “day stick” and a 26 inch baton at night called a “night stick”.
0wgWA TIL that after being denied access to one and with no public knowledge about its architecture, India built its first supercomputer in just 3 years which then became the second fastest supercomputer at the time.
E1r5X TIL that General Eisenhower, horrified by the concentration camps discovered as allied troops rolled into Nazi territory, ordered camera crews to document the grisly scenes. He also forced local government officials to tour the camps. Warning: This video is extremely graphic!
4kK6N TIL 5 oil pipe workers were sucked into an oil pipe. One made it out and requested help for the others but no one did a thing.
9YeWm TIL about the Freedom Summer Murders, where 3 Civil Rights workers were abducted and killed by local law enforcement. Despite sufficient evidence, the state of Mississippi refused to prosecute the perpetrators, and some were only convicted of Civil Rights violations and served little time in prison