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TIL There existed a Roman Emperor whose face appears on just 2 ancient coins and we otherwise know absolutely nothing about

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a8EyM TIL the Canadian Association of Journalists hands out an award annually for "Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy" for hiding information from the public and this years winner is National Defence
Z1ZB TIL the US government forcefully sterilised thousands of native american women until the late 1970s.
4kDwo TIL Thomas Jefferson included a passage attacking slavery in the Declaration of Independence, but South Carolina, Georgia, and Northern delegates who represented merchants who were actively involved in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade blocked it
XkRE TIL that The Riddler almost became the primary villain in The Dark Knight Rises. He would’ve been played by Leonardo DiCaprio
Q1VM TIL that scientists believe there is a 9th planet in our solar system that is roughly 10 times larger than earth. They haven’t been able to locate it yet but they know it’s there because of its gravitational effects on other objects.