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TIL that over a period of 55 years Virginia forced the sterilization of thousands of people; it was so successful the nazis modeled their programs after it, and used it as a defense in the Nuremburg trials

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W7VZd TIL the Organization Responsible for All Canada Airline Complaints Has a Total of 6 Decision Makers
X0mP8 TIL bamboo can grow at a rate of approx. 1m/3ft in just 24 hours
xVV9g TIL in darts, the line that a player must stand behind is called the oche and is standardized to a distance of 7 feet, 9.25 inches horizontally from the face of the dartboard.
bN97 TIL that the word plagiarism comes from plagiarii. In the ancient Mediterranean world, plagiarii were pirates who kidnapped young children, among other misdeeds. When plagiarists claim someone else’s ideas as their own, they steal someone else’s brainchild.
yVZJM TIL about American diner lingo