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TIL that the Crips street gang was formed with the purpose of eliminating other street gangs and forming a neighborhood watch.

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rNeMy TIL, Kevin Conroy the voice of Batman was living in NYC during 9/11 and after the attack was a volunteer cooking meals for responders. When told, the people eating the food called BS and demanded he prove it. When he did it did a lot for the mood. Because he's Batman.
aww7L TIL There exists a device that allows blind people "see" with their tongue.
N00b TIL that Venezuela has a never ending lighting storm that has been going on since the year 1595.
p8OWZ TIL that Olivia de Havilland, the actress who played one of the main parts in 1939's Gone With the Wind, is still alive at 103 years old.
R7Ovl TIL that monkeys in Japan learned to wash sweet potatoes in fresh water to clean them. They later switched to washing sweet potatoes in salt water. It is theorized that this is because they like the salty taste more than plain potatoes.