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TIL of Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr who during the Japanese Interment of WWII was the only Gov. to open up his state to Japanese-American citizens as a safe zone to avoid interment. The move cost him his political career.

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BogW TIL during WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist but were refused due to medical conditions to show their willingness to fight with the military forces of Canada
BrgJd TIL its legal to hunt wild boars from a helicopter in the state of Texas
dDDGB TIL starting today in the US, the new suicide and mental health hotline is 988. Goal is to make it easier for people to call for help.
Wk8Q8 TIL That firearms manufacturer Beretta (maker of the primary service handgun for the US Army, the M9) has been in continuous operation since 1526, when they made arquebus barrels for the Venetian navy.
XgVk TIL a ring given from mother to son in 1974 while she was dying from cancer was lost two weeks later while he was boating on the Cooper River, SC. 39 years later, a diver found the ring underwater and returned it to the man, who was in the hospital dying from cancer.