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TIL 60,000 enlisted men were exposed to Mustard Gas by the US gov't in WWII to test for differences between race.

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grKLL TIL Paleolithic peoples suffered less famine and malnutrition than the early farming communities that came after them, because Paleolithic hunter-gatherers accessed a wider variety of natural foods, which allowed them a more nutritious diet and a decreased risk of famine.
08eN TIL The Ringer includes about 150 disabled athletes and actors — the largest population of intellectual disabled people ever portrayed in a movie
gMDK4 TIL that Lego is the worlds largest tire manufacturer by number of units produced per year because of the Lego-tires
5dyk TIL in 1951 in a Disney comic titled ‘Mickey Mouse and the Medicine Man’ Mickey and Goofy get high and move to Africa to become drug dealers
emD TIL Lacrosse was originally used for many purposes, including to settle tribal disputes (i.e. as a substitute for war)