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TIL that in 1786, Louisiana passed the “tignon law,” forcing mixed‑race and Black women (including former slaves) to cover their hair but many turned the headscarf into a fashion statement

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WkOB9 TIL of the parasitic botfly which grow under the skin of animals and humans while feeding from their flesh. Once mature, they burst out from the skin of their host.
ADn8a Today I learned that at the end of the Mexican-American War, there was a popular movement in the US to annex All of Mexico. It was opposed by Congress, mainly because Mexico wasn't white enough.
ZyoQ TIL that Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was illiterate for most of his childhood because he missed three years of school due to tuberculosis and peritonitis
PeaG TIL the Walgreens pharmacy franchise grew from 20 to 400 stores during Prohibition due to liquor prescriptions.
Y7xBA TIL that Wacker Drive in Chicago has three levels and is the only street in the city to have addresses with all four cardinal directions (N,S, E, W).