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TIL That the first female crime boss in the US had a gang of kids to do her bidding

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v1nV7 TIL that in order to build one of the largest dams east of the Mississippi, the US forcibly displaced at least 600 Native American families from their homes, and then built on the fertile “reservation” land.
XjW6 TIL that “Nigerian Prince” style scams began in the 1980s via postal mail, with letters addressed to women’s husbands asking what to do with multi-million dollar investments hidden in Nigeria. The spread of email lowered the costs and increased the effectiveness of these scams.
JLvB TIL last year California legislators passed a law that requires smartphones sold after July 1, 2015 to have a remote kill switch built into them.
6E5A7 TIL When an earthquake hit Los Angeles in 1994 knocking out power to the entire city, many anxious residents called 911 to report seeing a strange “giant, silvery cloud” in the dark night sky. What they really saw – for the first time – was the Milky Way
vPPlB TIL of Brucellosis, a disease that spreads by eating or even just inhaling bacteria from infected animals or unpasteurized dairy products. It has many symptoms, from joint pain to liver damage to depression, and was the first disease ever weaponized by the United States for bio-warfare.