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TIL that the idea that the federal government can regulate almost any business was established in a 1942 Supreme Court case. Since a farmer could theoretically sell produce over state lines, the US government had the authority to control what he could grow.

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jNjwE TIL the unabomber stated his occupation as "Prisoner" and his awards as "Eight life sentences" in the Harvard alumni 50-th anniversary year book.
JYApl TIL during 2005 in Glendale, CA a suicidal man parked his car in front of a commuter train. The train derailed and collided with two additional trains resulting in over a 100 casualties. The man survived and was sentenced to life without parole.
Wkor9 TIL Thomas Stuart Ferguson, a devout Mormen, lost his faith looking for evdience of the Book of Mormon in Central America, but jumpstarted archaeology in that region
oBw8W TIL - it's now possible to see what the Hubble telescope caught on the day of your birthday. Mine was Ceres, the largest known object in the asteroid belt, also a dwarf planet. Amidst what is happening on earth right now, please don't forget to look up the night sky.
xY55 TIL that Willie Nelson’s (ex) wife sewed him up in a sheet and beat him with a broomstick. His comment: “She was a very classy, ingenious, brilliant lady, and I was a problem at times.”