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TIL: Teachers in the state of Texas are legally permitted to carry firearms in the classroom.

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BrBpK TIL mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect is called Democide

DQNVV TIL a lawsuit was filed in Austin, Texas by a man seeking $17.31 in damages from his date who had been texting during a movie. He argued that his date's behavior was a threat to civilized society and the money sought was to reimburse him for the cost of the movie ticket.

Ove1 TIL that the SriLankan Airlines president sacked the CEO after he refused to move business class passengers to economy to give their seats to the airline’s president’s family. He appointed his brother-in-law instead, who lacked experience. In 7 years the airline accumulated US$875 million in losses

Y7Mx TIL that in 1914 Joseph Goldberger discovered the Cause of the disease Pellagra, but no one would recognize his findings.

x6OJb TIL as the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto mounted, the inhabitants knew they would not survive. A team of historians, writers, rabbis, and social workers created a secret cache of documents to record their way of life. 2/3 of the cache survived the war