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TIL In 1911, the federal government banned the cultivation, sale, and transport of blackcurrants to protect the white pine.

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6E9Nl TIL 5 LA firefighters assaulted a man unprovoked in 2015, the victim has permanent brain damage while the 5 firefighters are still active today.
5659 TIL JFK may have survived his assassination if it were not for the fact he was wearing a brace for his bad back. Oswald’s first shot hit him in the shoulder and chest, but the brace prevented him from slumping over, allowing Oswald to get a more accurate shot to the head.
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