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TIL that after WWI, the US began forced sterilization to prevent ‘imbeciles’ and 'promiscuous’ individuals from having children in order to clean up the gene pool

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b94YE TIL nearly 6% of Americans are millionaires. Many live near what have been called ‘wealth-building engines,’ places that have technology, finance and defense. Not one area in the middle of the country make the list.
gM9wb TIL because the producers of The Lord of the Rings had difficulty finding men with horseback riding experience to play the extra soldiers, many of the "Riders of Rohan" were actually women.
ggD TIL of the 10 states who take the most government assistance, 8 are republican
OoQrR TIL a banana tree is not really a tree, but a perennial herb, a distant cousin of ginger. Bananas are technically berries.
X0VyR TIL to check out the return policy before ordering online , especially if it’s kinda pricey. To return it this poor quality and badly made product, $154 is deducted from my refund.