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TIL Johnny Depp is an honorary member of the Comanche Nation. His native name means ‘Shape Shifter’

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PeQn 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.
DQ9Rv TIL there are only 15 trademarked scents in the U.S., Play-Doh being one of them.
6A67 TIL that, under the original Articles of Confederation, Canada was given an opportunity to join the United States.
aweYo TIL of Patrick Tadina a 30yr Army veteran who was the longest continuously serving Ranger in Vietnam. Due to his completion & small size he could often pass as Vietcong while wearing pajamas & sandals to get within feet of the enemy. He earned two silver stars & 10 bronze stars, 7 with valor.
lPdV TIL that once needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at 13, a man by the name of James Harrison vowed to donate blood once he turned 18. It was found out that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood about 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.