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TIL there is a medical chart used to classify types of poop

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BrP0b TIL Mixed-race relations were a felony in some states in the South, but also in western and plains States until 1967, when the Supreme Court struck down laws against it. As late as 2009 a Louisiana Justice of the Peace refused to perform a mixed race ceremony, was sued and resigned.
Wgg4 TIL that in 1999, Australian businessman, Dick Smith created a matchstick brand called ‘DICKHEADS’ as a protest against the foreign ownership of vegemite.
EgDaV TIL there is a firm sequence of adjectives in English that native speakers use but rarely know about. The order is opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose. For instance you would say “small red Japanese commuter car” not “commuter Japanese red small car”.
Lk8Yd TIL Subway's sandwich bread is classified as cake, not bread in Ireland.
VB0mB TIL we still don’t know why more boys are born than girls. Some theories include the notion, it’s more dangerous to be a male, thus you need extra males. Other research suggest living through wars gives rise to males.