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TIL the cult that committed mass suicide in Jonestown began as a rare desegregated Pentecostal-Holiness church in Indianapolis in the 1950s, with lots of progressive programs like free food and legal advice for the poor

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m1O4O TIL James Buckley who's best known for his role as Jay in The Inbetweeners is the first Cameo-made millionaire outside of the US and has recorded over 40,000 videos for fans since 2020.
KPNG TIL a US Marines airplane cut through a cable car wire at an Italian ski resort, which caused the cable car to plunge 80 meters (260 feet) to the ground, killing all 20 people onboard. One of the crewmen later destroyed incriminating evidence against himself and the rest of the crew.
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