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TIL Theodore Roosevelt believed that criminals should have been sterilized.

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V4N0 TIL that Paul McCartney started the recording of “Hey Jude” without knowing that Ringo was absent and sitting on the toilet. Ringo tiptoed his way back into the studio just in time for the drums to come on.
d8Ye9 TIL a man was arrested for intentionally vomiting on an 11-year-old girl at a Philadelphia Phillies game
nVe7 TIL The US drank 48 gal. of coffee per person in 1948, but today only drinks 23. Partly due to soft drink companies marketing sugary sodas as healthy, and coffee as a poison that caused heart disease and birth defects in the 1970s. Soda is now a leading cause of diabetes and obesity.
OoWXR TIL Michael J. Fox shut down a Twitter troll regarding his Parkinson’s disease with the help of his son by replying “SMH”, winning the respect of said troller.
oBbkr TIL water is not colorless. The pure water has a slight blue color that becomes a deeper green as the thickness of the observed sample increases. The blue hue of the water is an intrinsic property and is caused by selective absorption and scattering of white light.