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TIL that 64,000+ Americans were forcibly sterilized during the 20th century, to promote “superior genetics”. Backers included Kellogg, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Carnegie Institution. The Nazi’s were partially inspired by Americans

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5kN8 TIL that UK charity parachute jumpers injure themselves so frequently that, for every £1 they raise for charity, they cost the public health system £13.75.
gMdpb TIL that Cuba is the only country in the world that meets WWF conditions of sustainable development, for both the Human Development Index and Ecological Footprint
nWlrd TIL in June 2021, Boryana Straubel, wife of Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, was struck and killed while riding a bicycle on a highway shoulder in Nevada. She managed a family foundation that focused on environmental sustainability. The driver of the car that hit her was unlicensed.
NVeP TIL a black slave called Yasuke was made a samurai by Oda Nobunaga, and was said to have strength greater than 10 men.
0dP5L TIL a remote northern Quebec mining town has a 1.3km long, 5 storey apartment building that serves as a windbreak for the rest of town and lets residents stay indoors all winter