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TIL Tommy Smothers was present for the recording of Give Peace A Chance

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oBwAK TIL of the Collage "War" of 1919. Colorado School of Mines students detonated dynamite on the University of Denver's campus as a prank. It escalated to the point that the governor had to get involved and threaten to send troops to the school's campuses.
XAk6 TIL that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China
vPlVx TIL that Edith Roosevelt, first lady of Teddy Roosevelt, did not support Franklin Roosevelt's political endeavors. In fact, she campaigned for his opponent in the 1932 presidential election
RwLl TIL Residents of a Johannesburg town protested microwave towers claiming headaches, nausea, tinnitus, rashes, gastric/sleep issues that subsided after leaving the coverage area. After a meeting with residents the tower’s owners revealed the towers had been switched off more than six weeks earlier.
ZKDB TIL that wasp spray is considered to be a more effective self-defense tool than pepper spray. It is cheap, easy to find, can shoot up to 20 ft away from the intended target, is highly accurate, and has the same desired effect when sprayed in the eyes.