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TIL Canada sterilized indigenous school girls till the mid 1990s

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nLYW TIL the killer whales of Eden were a group of Orcas known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.
JMQm TIL Amy of Amy’s Baking Company pled guilty to using someone else’s SSN to obtain a $15,000 loan in 2003, and spent 14 months in prison
R7BR4 TIL in 1968 a group of Star Trek fans cornered William Sharner as he left 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and attempted to rip his clothes off. It is likely that this event stopped Shatner from attending Star Trek conventions for over a decade.
7rZQp TIL the Colombian army wrote a song which contained a secret message in the chorus written in Morse code. It was broadcasted to rebel occupied territories in order to raise the morale of hostages being held there. The message read, "19 people rescued. You're next. Don’t lose hope."
BLvL TIL the first King to travel around the world was King Kalākaua of Hawaii