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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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WkmQ9 TIL that slaveholders in the US knew that enslaved people were escaping to Mexico, the U.S. tried to get Mexico to sign a fugitive slave treaty, but Mexico refused to sign such a treaty, insisting that all enslaved people were free once they set foot on Mexican soil.
XKWR TIL that once a year since 1909, congress plays a baseball games on party lines. Some have hit homeruns out of MLB regulation parks in their 70’s. Wins: Democrats 39, Republicans 41, Ties: 1
KOAWw TIL Officials in Portland, Ore., drained 8 million gallons of water from a reservoir in 2011 because a buzzed 21-year-old peed in it.
JOYB TIL There is an episode that consists entirely of the Hypnotoad. It’s 22 minutes long and ends with a voiceover saying “the audience will wake up remembering nothing and feeling refreshed.”
eWPD TIL that the western world has donated over US$1 trillion dollars to Africa in the last 50 years.