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TIL that the FBI used ‘an effective, time-tested process’ to internally address shooting incidents and concluded themselves faultless in 150 shootings.

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Meokb TIL that in its early days, football was primarily played in colleges and was extremely violent due to the rugby style nature of the rules. It was so violent that in 1905 alone, there were 19 fatalities that US President Teddy Roosevelt threatened to shut down the sport unless changes were made.
Exn7 TIL the ’@’ symbol is sometimes used in Spanish & Portuguese to replace ‘o’ or 'a’ to create gender-neutral spellings. e.g., instead of “Los niños, las niñas,” use “l@s niñ@s.”
nmnr TIL Pocahontas’ marriage to John Rolfe was considered the first interracial marriage in American history.
lodjB TIL Mr. Rogers loved to fart in public to amuse his wife when they attended boring parties or gatherings. According to Joanne Rogers, "He would just raise one cheek and he would look at me and smile." She also said Rogers enjoyed listening to her tell dirty jokes
yQn6l TIL there are more than 20 towns in USA named Moscow