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TIL, in 1976 alone, the Indian government sterilized 6.2 million men

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xVvV5 TIL that Chuck Yeager broke two of his ribs two nights before a test flight. Worried an injury would have him removed, he told almost no one and snuck a broom handle into the plane to help him seal the hatch. He then proceeded to become the first human being to break the sound barrier.
kay5 TIL The spanish empire tried to ban slavery and cruelty towards the indians as early as 1542. However local new world aristocrats were outraged and revolted against the law. Spanish authority never enforced it
WkrlY TIL that bees can recognise human faces!!
7ry7L TIL that it is illegal in the US to trade futures contracts on onions and "motion picture box office receipts" due to the Onion Futures Act
XjQ TIL One cannot maintain an erection in space.