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TIL There are more black men in prison today than there were black male slaves pre-civil war.

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K1Qa TIL on 9/11 the Boston Air Traffic Center bypassed the “hijacking protocol” and called directly NORAD’s North Eastern Air Defense Sector (NEADS). NEADS and First Air Force decided to “get permission later” and scramble jets. Boston Center was NEADS’ only source of information throughout the attack.
4krNN TIL a cat named Dusty gave birth to 420 kittens during her lifetime
oBdV7 TIL about Hans Huber, a paper mill owner who refused to destroy the member records of the Nazi Party, hiding them instead to hand them over to the US after the war
WxnL TIL Lady Gaga once bought $1000 worth of pizza for fans waiting in line for her.
OGQPX TIL Scrabble apparently has world titles and even an ELO ranking