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TIL the American Communist party tried to help 9 black men get fair trials in the 1930’s

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kJJQ7 TIL that rattlesnakes need only 500-600 calories per year to survive.
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ne50Y Today I learned that it is illegal to export more than $25 in pennies or nickels. Previously it was $5.