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TIL the term “Caucasian,” was first used in 1785 by a German Philosopher to designate what he deemed “attractive” races. All “unattractive races” were called “Mongolians.”

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77kb TIL that during the first artificial insemination, a woman was chloroformed in front of six medical students and the “most attractive” student gave his semen. The woman was not told that her husband wasn’t the father until the child was 25, and the medical student published an article.
b1nN TIL In the 1950’s, during the height of the Red Scare, Einstein offered to appear as a character witness in defense of W.E.B. Du Bois who was being indicted by the feds for failing to register as a “foreign agent.” Einstein’s offer made the judge drop the case.
neZdW [TIL] About the Melanasians. A group of people with African descent who have naturally blonde hair.
woXDM TIL about Hagfish - They have a skull & no spine, no jaws & teeth on its tongue. It's unknown how they reproduce or how to tell one's age. They secrete a fiber reinforced 'slime' that researchers hope may innovate many future materials. In 300m years they have only evolved by losing their eyesight.
5VoEr TIL that FIFA funded a movie about the origins of FIFA itself, called "United Passions". It was also a major box-office bomb, losing $26.8 million worldwide, and is considered to be one of the worst films of all time