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TIL Mandela wasn’t removed from the US Terror List until 2008.

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o058 TIL Ada Lovelace became the world’s first computer scientist because her mom didn’t want her ending up a sex fiend like her father.
Qdmd TIL the father of Alexander Dumas was the highest-ranking person of color of all time in a European army
vPm5x TIL Vaseline inventor, Robert Chesebrough, was convinced of its health benefits to the extent that he consumed a daily spoonful, When he fell ill with pleurisy in his 50s, he had himself entirely coated in Vaseline by his nurse, which he believed led to his recovery, His long life spanned 96 yrs.
5YKw9 TIL in 1930, Leader of Greece E. K. Venizelos proposed Kemal Ataturk as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.
ADrbx TIL In males, 80% to 95% of REM sleep is normally accompanied by partial to full penile erection.