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TIL that Dr. John Langdon Down believed that disorders such as Down syndrome (or "mongolism") make people look like a different race and considered this evidence that humans are a single species.

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W7o9o TIL A 69 year old woman took South Korea's written driving test 960 times before she finally passed and was given her license
eA96 TIL in the 90’s Johnny Depp was in a band called “P” with Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes. They played at The Viper Room (with Flea from RHCP) the night River Phoenix collapsed outside and died.
p8YJp TIL that prior to the 1970's the 2nd Amendment wasn't interpreted as an individual's right to bear arms, and that it has an entirely unnecessary comma.
ne5gG TIL that the word, “Robot” comes from the Czech word for slave, “Robotnik”. The word first appeared in a translation of Czech playwright Karel Čapek’s 1920 sci-fi drama titled “RUR”.
Eg59o TIL: about the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919. It officially ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany, reshaping Europe’s political landscape and setting the stage for future conflicts