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TIL in 1929 the US supreme court voted 8 -1 in favor a Euginics program requiring forced sterilization of citizens deemed not smart enough to reproduce

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8ebmL TIL male dragonflies have two penises, and one of them is used to scoop out another male’s sperm from the female they want to mate with
VMWOQ TIL that Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" was the first YouTube music video to reach 100 million views, doing so back in 2008
5Oxr TIL Bond’s classic Aston Martin car in Skyfall was made by a 3d printer.
ADDyl TIL in November 1783, when he was in Paris, Benjamin Franklin witnessed the flight of one of the first hot-air balloons. As the balloon soared into the air, a spectator asked Franklin what this new invention could be used for. Franklin responded by saying “What good is a new-born baby?”
R5gJ6 TIL Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is believed to have been made dictator of Rome on two separate occasions. On both occasions Cincinnatus quickly dealt with the problem at hand and resigned after 15 days in 458 BC and 21 days in 439 BC.