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TIL ‘medieval’ chastity belts are a myth

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9wvNr TIL that, historically, light eyes were associated with vile characteristics among the Arabic people. This notion dates back to the pre-Islamic world and was even mentioned in the Quran.
9w61B TIL that Georgia Tech peacefully desegregated without court order or protest in 1961, becoming the first school in the south to do so. It's also one of the only public universities that never witnessed a protest against the Vietnam War
eaZJ TIL Tim Howard once scored a goal as a goalkeeper
9wyQr TIL that on October 8, 1871, three of the most devastating fires in world history-the Great Chicago Fire (IL), the Peshtigo Fire(Wl), and the Great Michigan Fire(MI)-broke out simultaneously, causing massive destruction.
4XER5 TIL that Australia’s largest bird of prey, the wedge-tailed eagle, is so territorial it will attack helicopters and small planes to defend its nest sites.