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TIL The Smithsonian opened an experimental museum in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Washington DC. Many were skeptical that the Smithsonian would help the area, others worried about vandalism. The museum was untouched in the 1968 riots that destroyed other parts of the community.

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LQdwp TIL that no (verified) person born on February 29th has ever reached their golden birthday.
0dwAp TIL The White House was officially named such by Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. Before then, it was called "the Executive Mansion."
v1edr TIL In the Netherlands sex is seen as a human right, disabled citizens can get grants for legal prostitutes up to 12 times a year. Reports show this has significantly reduced depression and suicide rates among the disabled, many of whom have previously never had the chance to have sex before.
oBMbr TIL it is rumored that Pablo Escobar committed suicide. It was never confirmed that a police officer fired the fatal shot through his ear. His brothers insisted "he would say to me every day that if he was really cornered without a way out, he would 'shoot himself through the ear'"
4XD6a TIL that shortly after World War 2, imperial Japanese soldiers fought in the Indonesian Revolution on the side of the British. One of them was even recommended for a Distinguished Service medal