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TIL that the US is still minting half dollar coins

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W71rd TIL that the 29 February leap day is also called Bachelor's Day, where women can propose marriage to men. It once had legal basis in Scotland, England, and also a strong tradition in Ireland.
nYJ9 TIL that 27 out of 48 States in the US allowed women to vote for President prior to the 19th ammendment (Federally mandated women’s suffrage)
KO569 TIL of the Delphi Murders, where two young girls were murdered after posting a photo of the alleged killer on snapchat following them on a bridge in a wooded area. He has still yet to be found.
8a988 TIL that Kyoto was actually at the top of the list of targets for the atomic bomb, not Nagasaki nor Hiroshima. Secretary of War Henry Stimson ordered for the ancient city with its thousands of palaces, temples, and shrines to be removed from the list, but the military kept on putting it back.
nWm6G TIL it’s legal to eat Guinea Pig in the United States. It falls under the same exotic meats category as rabbit, bison, and venison.