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TIL Scientology ran a forced child labor camp in Austrailia

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kpeE TIL that the word “homophobia” didn’t emerge until 1971, and the psychologist who coined it did so in order to argue that it wasn’t homosexuals who had a mental disorder (as then thought) but those who irrationally hated them
kOQZ7 TIL that during WW2 the British entertained the idea of building an aircraft carrier out of ice and wood pulp in order to fight German U-boats. They scrapped the idea after realizing they could just make airplanes fly farther instead. One admiral was accidentally shot during the development process.
E1mrP TIL - hares are Jack and Jills. Male hares are called Jacks and females are called Jills.
KOkG9 TIL that Seattle City Lights paid an annual payment of $5000 to British Columbia for the loss of over 5,000 acres of land due to the filling up of the Ross Dam Reservoir
5NAQ TIL that if you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for YEARS… It’s called “margarita dermatitis” because people often get it while making margaritas outside!