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TIL Amazon Alexa recordings were successfully used as evidence in the conviction of a murder suspect in 2023. "Detectives discovered voice commands made by White and his wife at the time of the murder had been saved."

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d8Yad Today I learned birds do not sleep in their nests.
VN5k TIL of the Tulsa race riot, where a group of white people burned down 35 city blocks which contained the wealthiest african-american community in the country, using aircraft to drop firebombs. 10,000 black people were made homeless.
m1n8R TIL that Eliza Dushku, when playing Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, had to be emancipated to work long hours as a minor. The judge handling her case was a Buffy fan and joked Eliza would have to sign a photo for the judge if she wanted the emancipation approved.
xddo TIL 2005 was statistically one of the worse hurricane season in history recorded with 15 hurricanes and 23 tropical storm causing $150 billion in damage.
0NLA TIL that Adam Adamowicz, the designer of the “Dragon” language in the popular video game Skyrim, has died of lung complications in Feb,2012