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TIL The U.S. Supreme Court once ruled that the government could sterilize citizens who were deemed mentally unfit to procreate

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NX7LP TIL Each year since 1917, thousands of Alaskans have placed bets on when a black and white tripod will fall through the ice on the Nenana River, signaling breakup and the arrival of spring.
eGxg TIL that the fatality rate was so high for airmen in the WWII years of 1942-1943, it was statistically impossible for a flight crew to finish a 25-mission tour in Europe
vZQj TIL that 1 in 10,000 people have situs inversus, where the organs in their body are mirrored. There also exist “mirrored twins”; identical twins, one normal and the other with situs inversus
b9Maj TIL that Stanley Kubrick was nominated as "Worst Director" for The Shining in the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards aka Razzies. The "award" ended up going to the director of Xanadu.
GAYV7 TIL The failed Scottish effort to colonize a portion of uninhabited Panama -- Derien -- consumed 20% of all Scottish money in circulation and helped lead it to join England in the Acts of Union of 1707.