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TIL men had to swim nude in all grades of public school gym class up until the early 1970s.

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GV4N TIL During a major Civil War battle, both armies briefly stopped fighting to watch a fist fight between two opposing soldiers who had both taken cover in the same place.
8dGb TIL - McDonald’s, Starbucks, Victoria’s Secret and Boeing use prison labor for some of their products.
R70Ll TIL: John Moschitta, Jr. is the fastest talking man on earth, according to the Guinness book of world records. He can sing a Michael Jackson song in 20 seconds.
gM1Zy TIL that queen bees have a smooth stinger which allows them to sting multiple times. They use their stinger to kill off any potential rival queens!
9Yyrr TIL Neil Young wrote the song "Ohio" days after the Kent State Shootings that left 4 students dead and 9 others wounded on May 4, 1970. The song has since been described as the greatest protest record ever written.