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TIL North Carolina had a Eugenics Board from 1933-1977 which forcibly sterilized over 7,600 mostly poor, minority women (some of whom were rape victims) and then refused a proposal this year to compensate the living victims.

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ejxL TIL that during a revolt at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, a member of the SS was stabbed, then burned alive in a crematorium oven
Wk7B8 TIL: When Don McLean was asked what the lyrics to the iconic song "American Pie" mean, he said, "It means I never have to work again."
OGVWa TIL that Neanderthals ate dolphins and horses
nkkG TIL Instead of donating money to the New York Food Bank, Toyota offered kaizen, a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement”. Toyota sent its engineers to the soup kitchen and reduced wait time from 90 to 18 minutes.
wlL7 TIL an Archerfish rotates its eyes to lock onto prey (i.e. insects), has its lips break the surface, and squirts a jet of water. It contracts its gills so the water at the rear travels faster than at the front, causing it to become a blob directly before impact. They can shoot prey 3-6 feet away.