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TIL the first ever in-flight radio transmission was, “Roy, come and get this goddamn cat”

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70jL TIL that the General Mining Act of 1872, which allowed those who discovered mineral deposits on federally owned land to work the claim and keep all the proceeds (with a $5/acre fee), is still in force today.
WkbZN TIL that Jane Addams, founder the social work profession, was adamantly opposed to the entrance of the U.S. into WWI. She was admitted to a Baltimore hospital on December 10, 1931, the day that she was to receive the Nobel Peace in Oslo.
QNknd TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half.
kJA9d TIL of Fyllingsdalstunnelen, a 1.8 mile long bicycle tunnel built under a mountain in Bergen, Norway. It is the world's longest purpose-built tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians
9w7YQ TIL that the U.S. Paid South Korea in a Mercenary-like Deal to Send Troops for the Vietnam War in Return For Billions in Aid and Lucrative Contracts that Funded its Rapid Industrial Expansion