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TIL: Special K is banned in Denmark for being fortified with “toxic” doses of nutrients

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a89oy TIL Alaska P. Davidson was the first female special agent hired by the Bureau of Investigation. Davidson was hired by director William J. Burns in 1922 but was forced to resign by Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1924. Hoover forced all women to resign by 1929, there were no female officers until 1972.
vDj TIL that coins dating back to ancient Roman times have been found across the US indicating they arrived before Columbus
GYlE7 TIL Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested by calling in sick to work, claiming “they felt gay”.
VBZZ0 TIL that Ernest Everett Just, an early 20th century biologist, discovered that the cell membrane controls how a cell develops and behaves, a concept that became a foundation of modern biology and inspired new generations of scientists.
LkVkZ TIL that between 1937 and 1939, 100k Irish children were encouraged to seek out the oldest person they knew and gather their stories. This has been compiled into an archive searchable by any topic ranging from the supernatural to natural remedies.