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TIL over 3500 unpublished whistleblower communications, including the US government’s No Fly List, 5 GB of Bank of America leaks, and insider information from 20 right-wing organizations were once in possession of Wikileaks…until the files were destroyed by the departing spokesperson.

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VAmZ TIL in 1914, to save money on train fare, May Pierstorff’s parents paid the 53¢ postage, and mailed the 5-year old to her grandparents for a visit. She rode the whole way in the mail car, and was delivered to her grandparents’ house by the mail clerk on duty.
R5bl7 TIL that Doug Ducey, CEO of Cold Stone Creamery from 1995 to 2007, has been governor of Arizona since 2015
9YVbB TIL that one of the leading causes of polio outbreaks in the 20th century was the creation of modern, underground sewers that prevented children from being exposed to the virus at a younger and safer age.
awA8Z TIL That Henry Ford was an adamant anti-semite and Adolf Hitler's personal hero
KOZj9 TIL that the most popular entertainment among the inmates in Guantanamo Bay is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.