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TIL the first deaf person in recorded history was a painter

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8evab TIL Native American women were sterilized, sometimes without consent, and this continued on until the late 70's.
VM0yG TIL, The unsinkable HMS Titanic was on fire before it left port. The iceberg it struck whilst at sea was only part of the reason it sank, as the fire had already weakened the ships structural integrity.
9Y9QG TIL, First Lady Barbara Bush Wrote an apology letter to Marge Simpson after criticizing the show.
78LaM TIL About Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Grandson of Queen Victoria and nephew to Kings Edward VIII and George VI. A member of German nobility he was a high ranking Nazi official and avoided imprisonment due to ill health and the intercession of some British Royals.
8eBnG TIL in a town located in Southern New Jersey, muskrats are deep fried and served to residents in an annual traditional dinner held at the local fire station that dates back 80 years.