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TIL China is banned from the international space station

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MeyXA TIL women and non-whites had the right to vote in New Jersey between 1776 and 1807 as the state constitution made no specifications of race or gender requirements, simply stating that "all inhabitants" with at least £50 could vote.
rwle TIL pro basketball player Latrell Sprewell’s career ended when he refused a $21-million three-year contract offer from the Timberwolves, which he implied would not be enough to feed his children.
x6lk1 TIL that in the 16th-19th centuries there were dog-powered rotisseries, turned by a breed of dogs called turnspit dogs that resembled corgis.
V0v8 TIL a tiny roundoff software error resulted in the death of 28 U.S. soldiers, a 1/3 of a second rounding error turning into a 600 meter interception failure
ed6D TIL Rob Lowe videotaped himself having sex with a 16 year old girl, he was 24 at the time. It was one of the first celebrity sex tapes