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TIL that the civil rights act was not the first one in the U.S., but rather the second one, as the first was overturned by the supreme court in 1883.

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kO7l4 TIL about Lunar lava tubes - Tunnels under the surface of the moon, kilometers long, hundreds of meters wide. Shelter from radiation and extreme temperatures. Can be used for habitation.
5Ve7Q TIL the piano failed to catch on when it was first invented in 1700. It was only after Johann Zumpe made improvements and J.S. Bach socially promoted the piano in 1768 that it eventually displaced the harpsichord as the preferred keyboard instrument.
AGBo TIL that Marinus Van Der Lubbe was executed by the Nazis in 1934 but in 1967 his sentence was reduced to 8 years imprisonment.
OobR7 TIL about the Q400 Horizon Air Incident of 2018, during which a member of the ground crew stole a plane and performed an unauthorized takeoff.
8awQL TIL that the average 18-year-old adult is only about halfway done with "mental puberty"