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TIL that, back in 1883, the US Supreme Court said that anti-miscegenation laws (laws prohibiting whites and blacks from having sex with one another) do not violate the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause because both whites and blacks are punished equally for engaging in interracial sex.

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OQW1 TIL that in WWII, the US Army asked Americans to loan their dogs to the war effort. The dogs’ handlers even sent letters home to their owners for Christmas and to inform them of their dog’s performance throughout the war.