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TIL that of Miami and Tampa are 2 of the 3 major cities in the United States to never have reached 100 degrees officially.

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rRrE1 TIL that when Upton Sinclair published his landmark 1906 work "The Jungle” about the lives of meatpacking factory workers, he hoped it would lead to worker protection reforms. Instead, it lead to sanitation reforms, as middle class readers were horrified their meat came from somewhere so unsanitary.
NggN TIL that until 1966 the Catholic Church had a list of forbidden books which aimed to protect the faith of followers by preventing the reading of “immoral” books of authors such as Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Immanuel Kant, Descartes, Galilei and Pascal. Darwin’s works were never included in the list.
N7nLQ TIL: a 'State of Emergency ' in Tasmania allows authorized officers to dispose of human remains in the manner that the authorized officer considers appropriate despite any law that would otherwise prevent or restrict that disposal.
QNx8M TIL that the rescue and relief efforts for the Oklahoma City Bombing had to be evacuated after police found a supposedly live 3-foot long TOW missile believed to be a second bomb. It was discovered to be inert but marked live for a planned law enforcement sting
KlNQ TIL that the NFL trademarked the term “Super Bowl”. As a result, many events and promotions tied to the game are forced to refer to it as “The Big Game” or other descriptions.