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TIL of Drapetomania, a falsely proposed mental illness based on the belief that slavery was such an improvement upon the lives of slaves that only those suffering from some form of mental illness would wish to escape

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o4v7 TIL America is still in a state of emergency from 9/11
x67dk Til about the 1979 Nice Airport (France) landslide and tsunami that combined resulted in at least 15 deaths
kRDe TIL the Roman Legion, Legio X Macedonia, was in service for 680 years; 43 B.C.-637 A.D.
R7pM6 TIL: The National Institute on Drug Abuse inadvertently led to the discovery of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) trying to prove the dangers of marijuana. ECS serves a vital purpose for our health and well-being because it regulates key aspects of our biology. It explains why pot works medicinally.
ANWgd TIL that light isn't the fastest thing. The expansion of the universe is significantly faster, perhaps even a million times faster!