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TIL about Elina Powell, a black nurse who served during WWII. She was assigned to work at a POW camp, like most African-American nurses at the time, and fell in love with a German POW there. They married and had children despite it being illegal in both the U.S and Germany during this time period.

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DQYap TIL A slave couple escaped to the North in 1848 by disguising her, a light-skinned black woman, as his owner, and him, darker-skinned, as her valet. She was illiterate at the time, so they put her arm in a sling against signatures and pretended she was sick. An acquaintance nearly recognized them.
69LZw TIL: There are still witch hunts in Nepal who are usually accused by Shamans or witch-doctors. Besides the typical burning, non murderous methods involve feeding them excrement and beating them. This is due to the belief their magical powers only work due to their diet and health regiment.
wL0J7 TIL The 1966 Lamborghini Miura was the first to feature the company’s famous “fighting bull” logo. It also went against Lamborghini’s wishes, as he believed cars should be made for relaxation and touring instead of speed like Ferrari’s machines.
7rvK7 TIL About 70% of the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster landed in Belarus, heavily contaminating one-fourth of the country, one-fifth of its agricultural land and affecting at least 7 million people.
l7o9A TIL the "black rat" is of the genus Rattus and species Rattus, making it's official name the Rattus Rattus