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E1W8x TIL Memorial Day was started by former slaves as Decoration Day during the Civil War to celebrate emancipation and those who fought for justice. During the Jim Crow era, the holiday was whitewashed into the apolitical Memorial Day to erase the "divisive" issues of slavery and Black citizenship
p8Y0O TIL about Skateistan, an organization that helps street kids in developing countries by teaching them how to skateboard.
Ynwx TIL that you’re more likely to get sunburn while wearing sunglasses because the less sunlight that reaches your optic nerve, the less warning is sent to your pituitary gland which leads to more burns instead of tans.
bNGa TIL Einstein wasn’t an atheist but believed in the God of Spinoza
xVLBD TIL In China, the First of Ten Commandments "You shall have no other gods before me." was removed by the government's Patrol Inspection Team.