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TIL the Supreme Court established "the reindeer rule" determining that sufficient secular elements can counterbalance religious components in a public display, meaning that municipalities include reindeer in addition to religious holiday displays to avoid violating the First Amendment.

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a8wGM TIL Dr. Richard M. Bucke, Medical Superintendent for the London Asylum for the Insane 1877-1902, advocated gynecological surgery on women as a treatment for insanity. In over 200 surgeries on women including 16 hysterectomies, he claimed 71 of his patients were cured or their mental health improved
8aEkX TIL of Howard Dully, who was lobotomized at age 12 in 1960 due to such incredulous behaviors such as daydreaming and defying his parents.
wBNE TIL that the “we ain’t found shit!” trooper from Spaceballs is Tim Russ, who also played Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager
nWkEW TIL that a single sunflower is actually an inflorescence made of up to thousands of smaller flowers
J1g0v TIL that a Canadian citizenship ceremony had to be delayed when the queen died, because they didn't know who they were swearing an oath to.