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TIL A man with Down Syndrome was beaten by Miami police who thought his colostomy bag was suspicious.

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x6pwb TIL that during WWII, pilots frequently blacked out during turns as strong G-forces caused blood pooling in their legs. Douglas Bader, a British Ace, did not have this problem because his legs had been amputated after an accident.
YlP7 TIL of the Rice Bucket Challenge, a variant of the Ice Bucket Challenge, which involves donating a bucket of rice to a poor person or family.
Da5Y TIL One picture exists of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe together. The Secret Service prohibited pics of the two from being taken due to fears of the affair. The photo was drying when the Secret Service confiscated every picture Stoughton took of them. He kept it a secret for Jackie Kennedy.
Z8eVB TIL in 1990, Dr. Mary-Claire King discovered the human gene BRCA1 which is linked to breast cancer. Soon after, Myriad Genetics cloned and patented it. She was sent a cease-and-desist letter to stop researching it. Finally in 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled that human genes cannot be patented.
69VQZ TIL In 1939, Poland had over 3 million Jewish citizens. Today, it's between 25k and 100k.