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TIL that Mongols OMC was founded by Hispanic Vietnam war veterans who weren't allowed to join the Hells Angels, which only had white members at the time.

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NXrAe TIL Memphis, TN, had 4 mayors between December 31, 1939 and January 1, 1940. A new one who had already served as mayor was sworn in at midnight on January 1 and immediately resigned, then the Vice Mayor temporarily became mayor while they chose someone else to be mayor.
Opyg TIL that in May of 1993, a Japanese Doomsday cult situated deep in the Australian Outback reportedly set off some form of an explosion that registered as seismic activity.
49DN TIL the elements in the average human body are worth around $160
P1MKG TIL cod fish have regional languages and accents. As seas are getting warmer, populations of cod are moving north and coming into contact for the first time. They struggle to understand each other which is making it harder for them to mate.
Ox6Y TIL a graduate chemistry student tried to get high by synthesizing MPPP but accidentally made MPTP instead, which gave him permanent symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.