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TIL during Prohibition, the U.S. government poisoned alcohol, killing as many as 10,000 people

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KXm4 TIL that after reading the script to Schindler’s List, composer John Williams said to Spielberg “You need a better composer” to which Spielberg replied “I know, but they’re all dead”.
6EKRl TIL The last male treasurer of the United States, William Alexander Julian, was in office from 1933-1949. The last 14 treasurers have been women.
pYYLO TIL about the "Tilted Arc," a slightly curved, leaning metal wall installed as art in front of a federal building in NYC in 1979. It immediately met with complaints and petitions for its removal, but remained in place until 1986. No other site wanted it, its now stored in a warehouse.
j6o4X TIL Jeffrey Hunter, the original Captain Christopher Pike, died in 1969 never knowing how popular Star Trek would become and how iconic he would be.
N7A08 TIL There is an “Easter Island of Micronesia” dating back to 100 AD with 39 megalithic structures. Some weighing up to 5 tons with carved faces, not originating from the island. Legend says they were built by the gods as a meeting house for thousands of people.