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TIL there are no snakes in Hawaii, but Hawaii imported sterilized male snakes for training border guard dogs to find snakes in luggage.

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wDoo TIL That the 1937 Soviet census committee was arrested for “sabotage” and records were destroyed after they showed a mere 162 million citizens, an increase of 1.5 mil since 1930, rather than the expected 185+ million. It is now used to estimate the # of Stalins victims.
KoL4 TIL that in 1922, people rioted over whether it was okay or not to wear a straw hat past the “socially acceptable” date of September 15, in New York. The riot lasted 8 days and led to multiple arrests.
0wX6M TIL in 2014, singer Akon launched his Akon Lightning Africa project, which aims to provide electricity in Africa by installing solar street lights and small energy systems. The project now provides electricity in 14 African countries and employs over 5000 people to install and maintain the equipment
ADpEB TIL that long before DDOS or spam-mail attacks there was the infamous "Black Fax". Senders would attack the receiver with completely black pages to occupy their fax machine and making them use up all their expensive ink/toner and paper.
4XEX TIL that Abraham Lincoln was the only sitting U.S. President to be on a active battlefield. Lincoln had to take cover when Confederate soldiers saw him.