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TIL in 2010 a 12-year-old girl was arrested in her NY junior high school after she reportedly doodled the words "I love my friends Abby and Faith" in erasable marker on her desk. She was handcuffed and taken to the local precinct, where she was locked in a room for two hours before being released.

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78dQM TIL that after the success of NWA, the Bloods & Crips formed their own eponymous rap group. Auditions were held with real gang members, who were envious of NWA's success in popularizing "gangsta rap". The gangs ended their collaboration after releasing two albums.
xVRD7 TIL about 'Pluto Lamps', Victorian Era street lights that sold hot coffee and soup.
9MAX TIL that there are voice recordings of US presidents as far back as Benjamin Harrison (in 1889), and you can listen to them online.
a8GwM TIL of the "Variable-Incidence" wing solution to increase angle of attack during take-off and landing without hindering pilot visibility of the runway. It works by moving the entire wing up/down like one was shrugging their shoulders. The F-8 "Crusader" from the late 50s is an iconic example.
VM1Zk TIL: In the 1980's, A&W tried to sell a third pounder burger to rival McDonald's quarter pounder, but nobody wanted to buy it because the majority of people thought they were getting less meat.