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TIL in 1927 the US Supreme Court ruled it constitutional for the government to forcefully sterilize mentally handicapped people.

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m1YYv TIL that automatic car washes can damage your vehicle’s paint job in as little as one wash by leaving ‘swirl marks’ in the paint.
dAeE TIL that a 17 year old girl has found a possible cure for cancer. She created a nanoparticle that can be delivered to tumours, which then kills cancerous stem cells.
eRNb TIL that Whole Foods has a salary cap for its executives. They are only allowed to earn 19 times what the average employees is paid.
OGyZ1 TIL about the British post office scandal. Between 1999 and 2015 over 900 subpostmasters where prosecuted for theft and false accounting, when really it was a problem with their accounting software.
jn8n TIL: Ants self-medicate on food rich in hydrogen peroxide to help fight off a fungal infection.