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TIL that Red Rain fell in Kerala India and when examined it contained red cells from an unknown origin.

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vPYJK TIL that Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys, famous for the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, was established to resist New York's attempts to reclaim their land. Allen and his settlers purchased NY-controlled land from New Hampshire. NY branded the settlers outlaws, who then trained to fight back.
bMyN TIL John Forbes Nash Jr., the man whose life was depicted in the film ‘A Beautiful Mind’, said the film inaccurately credited newer antipsychotic drugs to his recovery. Director Ron Howard said it was done so not to encourage schizophrenics to stop taking their medications like Nash.
D1QBr TIL In 1976, the Soviet Union developed keyloggers for IBM Selectric typewriters tracking the ball motion and transmitting content from American Embassy typewriters for years
deX8 TIL during World War 1, feminists and suffragettes handed out white feathers to shame men into enlisting in the army and lobbied for instituting an involuntary draft of men, including those who lacked votes due to being too young or not owning property.
X0A1r TIL that John Romita Sr. based his design for Mary Jane off of Ann-Margret's look in "Bye Bye, Birdie"