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TIL Roosevelt wanted to pass a 2nd Bill of Rights that would help assure financial equality, or the “Economic Bill of Rights”

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WkwLB TIL of Ranavalona, a ruthless ruler of Madagascar. During her reign the population of Madagascar is estimated to have declined from around 5 million to 2.5 million
694DJ TIL there was mascot for Japanese nuclear industry called Pluto-kun, a humanized plutonium who taught children drinking plutonium isn't dangerous.
KL9G TIL Marijuana was LEGAL in India until 1985, when under American governmental pressure, it had to declare possession of marijuana illegal despite it being consumed for years and being a part of India’s culture.
oRyv7 TIL there is a direct correlation between grip strength of older people and their overall body strength
7rXvx TIL that Point Nemo, the point farthest from any land, is so remote that astronauts on the ISS are often the nearest humans