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TIL Leon Trotsky was killed with an ice axe, an axe used for climbing icy mountains, not an axe made out of ice

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PWLe TIL that the average net worth for an African American family is $4,955…less than the average family has in India.
EQEp TIL in 2009 an NY cop was placed in a psychiatric facility by his fellow officers for releasing recordings he made that showed quotas were leading to police abuses such as wrongful arrests.
loML1 TIL Hoover was a "talking" harbor seal who mimicked human speech. After being orphaned as a pup, Hoover was rescued by George Swallow, who raised the seal in his backyard. Over time, Hoover taught himself phrases like "Hello there" and "Come over here!" in a thick New England accent.
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