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TIL that banning felons from voting started in the South in the 1870s after the 15th amendment gave black people the right to vote.

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4GQa TIL 30,000 people were killed during the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption, because the Governor refused to evacuate until after election day. The right wing government was worried about a possible socialist victory, and refused to let anyone leave until after the election on May 11th. It erupted on May 8th
BgGPL TIL dolphins and some birds can sleep with only half their brain, while the other half stays awake. They may shut one eye while doing this.
LjdQ TIL that there is an informal “Small Penis” rule, which authors use to protect themselves against libel lawsuits, by saying that a character they based off of someone else has a small penis, which stops most people from wanting to associate themselves with that character by suing the author.
XZXD TIL the Disney film “Mulan” originally began as a short, straight-to-video film project titled “China Doll” about an oppressed and miserable Chinese girl who is whisked away by a British Prince Charming to happiness in the West.
X8rD TIL Judy Garland was put on a diet while filming The Wizard of Oz. The diet consisted of chicken soup, coffee and 80 cigarettes a day. She was 16 years old.