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TIL That Canada had its own version of Jim Crow laws that required many black children to attend segregated schools, separated blood transfusions by race, and allowed private business owners to refuse service to people from minority ethnic groups.

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Zp75B TIL English used to be a grammatically gendered language with nouns being treated as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
OoLdX TIL the Titanic's sister ship Olympic came to its aid, but was turned away because the other rescuers didn't want to put the survivors on a ship nearly identical to the one they had just escaped
OG0l1 TIL about the bonnacon, a mythical medieval beast said to defend itself with explosive bowel movements.
7rRyP TIL in 1913, a bank was shipped in 50 pound increments through the USPS mail system to save money. 40 tons of bricks ended up being shipped and the USPS released a statement saying “it is not the intent of the United States Postal Service that buildings be shipped through the mail."
kNB1 TIL a Kindle loaded with e-books is 10^-18 grams heavier than an empty one