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TIL about Dick Rocket who is CEO of a space company

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xVv05 TIL that in 1987, there were only 22 California Condors left on the planet. After an aggressive captive breeding and release program was implemented—where all of the birds were caught to help preserve the species—now there are 439 birds, 225 of which are in the wild.
WkblY TIL in 2015, a British woman began receiving threatening emails from a stalker that included pictures of her in public she had no idea were being taken. When she contacted authorities, they told her the emails were coming from inside her house. It turned out to be her husband.
69Mdw TIL: The United States once did not have a vice president.
D1lwY TIL of the California Genocide, an oft-forgotten event in U.S. history due to occurring at the same time at the California Gold Rush. The Native American population of California decreased from as many as 150,000 in 1848 to 30,000 in 1870. Tribes such as the Yahi were hunted to extinction.
b9pB4 TIL about Garrett Morgan who with only an elementary school education went on to patent several inventions, including an improved sewing machine and traffic signal, a hair-straightening product, and a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks.