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TIL that Connecticut banned the use of any contraception for married couples until 1965

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XEVa6 TIL South Korean President Park Chung Hee had good relations with Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek. Invited by Chiang, Park Chung-hee visited Taiwan in the 1960s. Many high-school students were mobilized to welcome him wherever he went just to boost his ego
kODQB TIL Los Angeles is the first major city in the world to synchronize all its traffic lights. Nearly 4,400 lights across 469 miles receive real-time updates about traffic flow to make second-by-second adjustments. The system limits congestion by up to 16% while also dramatically reducing idling time.
XEj9D TIL about Jocko Graves, a boy who touched the heart of George Washington and who died helping the American Revolution because he was too young to fight.
YGxd TIL of Burton Joseph, a Jew who representing the ACLU, defended the right for Neo-Nazis to march through Skokie, IL—a community where 1 in 6 residents were Holocaust survivors—because he believed in freedom of speech.
vPgOx TIL that Richard Manuel of The Band once lived in the barn for the horse who played on “Mr Ed, The Talking Horse “.