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TIL during the LA riots a group of Korean American business owners fought against looters and rioters with shotguns and semi-automatic weapons from the rooftops of their business.

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e6wg TIL Dolly Parton set up a charity that distributes eight million children’s books per year for free
e0XBL TIL about the “Kids for cash” scandal where two judges were paid by for profit prisons to send kids to jail.
LQVAd TIL the USA was supposed to adopt the metric system but the ship carrying the standardized meter and kilogram was hijacked by pirates in 1793 and the measurements never made it to the States
XEjo6 TIL: A stray cat Scarlett risked her life 5 times returning to the burning garage to save her kittens. She touched each of them with her nose to ensure they were all alive as the blisters on her eyes kept her from being able to see them. She collapsed unconscious after assuring they were all safe.
Z8L4p TIL even though Pluto has a larger surface area, the dwarf planet can fit within Russia’s borders