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TIL that the Ohio River at Cincinnati has been as shallow as ~ 2 feet, in 1881, and has a record crest of 80 feet, in 1937.

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XEDaE TIL that news channels owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group are required to do 'must-run' segments. Which is a centralized system of mandating news stories, reports or segments at all 193 (soon 233) stations that SBG owns
E1xOd TIL that in 1325 the two cities of Modena and Bologna had a war in which 2000 people died after a man stole a bucket from Bologna. Modena still has the bucket to this day.
x64R1 TIL: In 1966, James Meredith, the first black man to be integrated into The University of Mississippi, organized a one man march to encourage African Americans to vote. Shortly into his march, he was shot in the neck, head, and back. Mr. Meredith is still alive.
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