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TIL that from 1934 to 1976, Sweden forcibly sterilized over 62,000 people, mostly ethnic minorities such as Gypsies, as well as rebellious young people.

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BrJDx TIL The Turboencabulator is a fictional technobabble device and an in-joke among engineers. The idea was invented in 1944 and featured in Time Magazine in 1946, confusing many readers. Companies such as GE and Chrysler have released joke data sheets and training videos for the device.
p8xKA TIL that vehicle diesel fuel and home heating oil are the same thing. In many markets they are the same product sold out of the same truck.
4kb5b TIL Elephants are afraid of bees, so African farmers are putting beehives at the edge of their farms to keep elephants out
8p88 TIL that a leopard seal once tried to teach a National Geographic photographer how to hunt.
won08 TIL New Jersey is the only state in America where it’s illegal for drivers to pump their own gas. A Monmouth University poll in 2022 also showed that 60% of New Jersey residents oppose a policy that would allow stations to go fully self-service.