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TIL that left and right headlights are not symmetrical, by law.

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5gvn TIL that Eugenics was widely practiced in the United States, years before Nazi Germany, including forced sterilization, feeding of TB infected milk, and the consideration of gas chambers
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L5MP TIL in 1988, Mark Wahlberg assaulted two Vietnamese men, knocking one man unconscious and permanently blinding the other, calling them “slant-eyed gooks”. He ended up serving 45 days for the crime.
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