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TIL about "The Doll Test", which found that given a choice between Black dolls and white dolls, most Black children preferred to play with white dolls and was later cited as a factor in the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

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6D4m TIL the historic, well preserved German town of Rothenburg was spared destruction because a German Major defied Hitler’s orders and refused to defend it.
daWB TIL that Family Sued Burger King for $3 Million Following Brawl with Employees.The manager sneezed before making the ice cream and continued without washing her hands. The pair asked the manager to make a second ice cream cone after washing her hands. The manager refused which led to the brawl
ADXng TIL in ancient China, a huge war was sparked because of a board game gone wrong. The crown prince was arguing with his cousin, the son of a regional king, during a match of a game called Liubo, and when his cousin offended him, he threw the board at him. He died from the blow. His father revolted.
yVbJJ TIL The first beer brewers were women. Beer is thought to have been invented by the Sumerians, who lived in what is now Iraq, around 8,000 BC and ancient tablets have been unearthed showing the original brewers were women. The Sumerians even had a goddess of beer, Ninkasi.