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TIL: Jews make up 62% of religious hate crime victims in the United States.

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4kV9o TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s.
d8BdK TIL in the Rio 2016 Paralympics, each medal had a distinctive rattle sound for bronze, silver and gold. This was for visually impaired athletes.
gMw7 TIL a rare condition exists where the body is completely paralyzed, while the mind remains normal and fully aware. The symptoms are sometimes mistaken as death. it’s called “locked-in state syndrome.
WkDkB TIL KFee, the original company that made the infamous car jumpscare ad, made new commercials for their lighter drinks; making the jumpscares less scary
45YJ TIL Wonder Woman was named a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in 2016. However, due to her being an overtly sexualized scantily clad “large breasted white woman of impossible proportions” critics dismissed the character as not being a worthy role model for women.