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TIL About Lolita Lebron, a Puerto Rican Nationalist who attacked the US House of Representatives to protest the forced takeover of Puerto Rico, shooting Five US Congressmen

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Wk9g8 TIL Warren Buffet, a billionaire worth ~$50 billion, was audited by the IRS in 1944 when he was 14 for making more than $500 during his paper route. He filed a tax return and was able to get a $45 return for bicycle maintenance and a broken watch.
7LPL TIL: A personal trainer wanted to prove to the doubters that it’s possible to get back in shape even if you become really overweight, so he gained 70 lbs (32 kg) of fat over a 6 month period. In 29 weeks he was back in shape.
r0bw TIL the New Jersey Forest Fire Service can summon any person aged 18 to 50 in their jurisdiction to help fight a wildfire or for use of their property in assisting, and it is a crime to refuse.
epWd5 TIL Dalmatians became associated with firehouses in the 18th and 19th centuries because of their ability to protect firefighting horses, fend off street dogs, clear the way with barking, and guard the equipment.
KY8kJ TIL that there is a stereotype about Circassian women being the ideal standard of attractiveness for a woman to reach, the illusion being particularly strong in the 18th century with cosmetic companies going as far as to sell products that they claimed were used by Circassian women.