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TIL that some spiders can walk on water

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G9gE TIL that over a period of 55 years Virginia forced the sterilization of thousands of people; it was so successful the nazis modeled their programs after it, and used it as a defense in the Nuremburg trials
4ky5o TIL Winston Churchill had very disturbing and disparaging views on race, especially regarding Indians.
DQWY TIL October 1 marks the start of sake brewing season in Japan and is designated International Sake Day.
7BgP TIL that in 1989, Disney forced three daycare centers to remove a mural of Mickey, Donald and Goofy under threat of legal action
BrMrr TIL An acre was historically the amount of land tillable by one man behind one ox in one day. Poor farming technologies and the need for farmland to be close to the river means that acres were traditionally long and narrow.