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TIL that SCOTUS ruled in 1927 that forced sterilizations were legal and to this day, that decision has not been overturned.

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BJ8d TIL that Navy SEALs used to be waterboarded as a component of their training but the process was discontinued when no SEAL could handle it.
n9mP TIL Manchu women used to show affection for their sons by performing fellatio on them. At the same time kissing in public was frowned upon.
d8GQd TIL The city of Birmingham in England has a "Black Sabbath Bridge": A bridge named after the band, Black Sabbath.
dANQ TIL that The Beatles approached Stanley Kubrick to direct an adaptation of “The Lord of the Rings” in which they would star, and it was stopped by Tolkien himself
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