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TIL Juggalos are classified as a criminal street gang by the FBI

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R806 TIL there’s a UK internet service provider that is compliant with XKCD comic 806, and will transfer your tech support call to a more competent rep if you say ‘shibboleet’
e0eoD TIL that just one minute prior to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, US Planes dropped an unsigned letter over the city addressed to professor Ryokichi Sagane, who had studied with three of the scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, urging him to tell the public about the danger of the bombs.
QJwxa TIL: Adolf Hitler "famously hated red lipstick," Felder said. In Allied countries, wearing it became a sign of patriotism and a statement against facism.
W714 TIL the former dog mascots of Texas A&M University are buried in a graveyard near the football stadium with their noses and paws pointed so towards the scoreboard. This way, “they can always watch the Aggies outscore their opponent on the field”. In addition, thousands show for their funerals.
pn6O TIL no witches were actually burned during the Salem Witch Trails; the majority of the convicted was hanged, but one was pressed, and at least four more died in prison.