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TIL that US teen crime is now at lowest level since 1960.

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LG9m TIL Mississippi didn’t lift its ban on interracial marriage until 1987.
OGBp7 TIL about Flight 149. On 8/2/1990, the flight stopped to refuel in Kuwait, the same day Iraq invaded Kuwait. All 385 passenger and crew were taken hostage and were abused. Allegedly, the flight was allowed to fly despite warning from the Foreign Office, because it was a Trojan horse for MI6 agents.
epllJ TIL there were ticket scalpers for gladiator fights in Ancient Rome. Gladiators like Hermes were known to draw the largest crowds and brought in high profits for scalpers due to demand
GYKxJ TIL today's prices in 2020 are 1,953.00% higher than average prices since 1800. The U.S. dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year
JYBe8 TIL of the bristlecone pine forests in California whose trees are the oldest living organisms on the planet. At 4800 years old, some of the pines growing there today began growing before the pyramids were built.