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TIL that,during the Cold War, the Canadian government commissioned the creation of a device that could detect homosexuality in people in order to keep members of the LGBT community out of public service or the military.Its nickname?"Fruit Machine".

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6EPO7 TIL that Haiti—the only nation born of a slave revolt—could have been a prosperous country but was impoverished by a crippling, decades-long embargo imposed by Europe and the U.S. after former slaves overthrew the country's European ruling elites.
Mgl7 TIL the reason Dennis Nedry says “Dodgson! We’ve got Dodgson here! See nobody cares” in Jurassic Park is because he’s recording the conversation and needs to mention Dodgson by name so he can potentially use the recording as blackmail.
X0MxE TIL The biologist that made the term "Alpha Wolf" popular has since corrected his stance. Stating that most wolves who lead packs achieved their position by simply mating and creating their own pack.
D1VXV Til: that the word meander comes from the name of a river in Turkey.
4XjLg TIL that had Otis Redding not died “Sittin’ On The Dock of The Bay” would have not been released. Record producers didn’t like it, but right after the plane crash wanted to cash in on his death