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TIL all of the JFK files are scheduled to be opened by the end of October.

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ADmL7 TIL that you should wait 72 hours after it rains to swim in the ocean. Storm runoff that empties into the ocean carries increased levels of contaminants, like bacteria, fertilizers, and sewage. Swimming in the ocean too soon can increase your risk of various infections.
696JW TIL zip codes in the US weren't created until 1963
maVY TIL the shortest film nominated for an Oscar was under 2 minutes and a stop animation about making guacamole ~ Fresh Guacamole by PES
plg8 TIL that in April 2003 the 82nd Airborne Division fired into a crowd of Iraqi civilians who were protesting their presence at a school within the city of Fallujah, killing 17 unarmed Iraqis.
rNaYy TIL HMS Discovery started out on Cook's third voyage three weeks after the HMS Resolution because the HMS Discovery's captain, Charles Clerke, had been in a debtor’s prison.