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TIL that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allows the President to “suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens” who “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States”

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yQnQa TIL that during Ted Kaczynski's (The Unabomber), sophomore year at Harvard, in 1959, he was recruited for a psychological experiment that, unbeknownst to him, would last three years. The experiment involved psychological torment and humiliation.
b9Dva TIL the surface of the Moon is actually dark, although compared to the night sky it appears very bright, with a reflectance just slightly higher than that of worn asphalt.
OGnl6 TIL: Shakespeare's parents were illiterate. It’s quite likely that John and Mary Shakespeare never learned to read or write, John was known to sign his name with an X.
EeOw TIL the investigation of Adam Walsh’s abduction was alleged to be incompetent; they lost the bloodstained carpet from the suspect’s Cadillac, the machete used to decapitate Adam, and eventually the car itself. The suspect was never charged, though he provided accurate descriptions of how he did it.
rRLmx TIL that Captain Gilberto Araujo da Silva was one of only 11 survivors of an airliner crash in 1973. In 1979, while flying the same type of plane for the same airline, his flight disappeared and was never found.