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TIL of Mathew Charles Lamb. After killing two people in a shooting spree, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He then joined the Rhodesian Army after his psychiatric treatment was complete.

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Orva TIL that Claudette Colvin, a 15 year old African American girl, was the unsung hero of the Alabama Bus Boycott and desegregation of public transportation. Before Rosa Parks, Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman, citing that it was her constitutional right.
kONKm TIL The character Machete is canonical the same character as Machete from the “spy kids” movies.
LOQV TIL that this scene is the reason Disney refuses to release “Song of The South” (Of Splash Mountain and ‘Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’ song fame) on TV or video. Br'er Rabbit punches a “Tar Baby” for refusing to answer him
6Emm TIL The Mormon Church, through its political organization, the Kingdom of God, plans on gaining a political stronghold in the U.S. government. The goal is to “bring the United States Government under the rule of the priesthood.”
Var8 TIL Dutch Harbor, Alaska is plagued by bald eagles, who attack people, dig through dumpsters for food and generally make a nuisance of themselves. They call them Dutch Harbor Pigeons and they can’t do anything about them because they are an endangered species.