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TIL the "Dementors" which were first introduced in "Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban" represented JK Rowlings severe depression.

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JElk TIL there is a ‘fake’ townhouse in brooklyn heights that’s actually a ventilation shaft for the subway.
K0n9 TIL Airmail pilots in the 1920’s used a network of 70-foot concrete arrows to navigate cross country flights. These arrows are still around today.
o5lR TIL The Battle of Los Angeles, in 1942, was a false alarm caused by a lost weather balloon seen hovering above Los Angeles, thought to be an attack from Japan, which triggered a barrage of anti-aircraft artillery.
AoQ4 TIL that after 9/11, the Department of Justice spent $8,000 on blue drapes that hide nude statues added to the Great Hall in the 1930’s. The Spirit of Justice statue has a single breast completely exposed.
R7ga7 TIL in 2004, an assistant high school principal in Michigan tried to frame a student by planting pot in his locker, then calling police to do a locker search. When no drugs were found, he laughingly told police what he had done. He later resigned and became the subject of a criminal probe