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TIL The Nation of Islam states that White People are “Devils” created by a scientist named Yakub on the Greek Island of Patmos.

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XE6DR TIL of Rebecca Lee Crumpler, who in 1864 became the first African-American woman to become a physician in the United States. After the American Civil War ended in 1864 she moved from Boston to Virginia to provide medical care to freed slaves.
QYVL TIL An estimated 81 percent of people lie during a job interview
lrya TIL in most US states, if the arresting officer uses excessive force that could cause “great bodily harm,” the arrestee has the right to defend him or herself.
p8V7Q TIL that due to their religious conviction, Puritan colonists of New England banned Christmas and ignored Easter. They also attempted to erase any cultural integrations rooted in European paganism.
KOXLR TIL in 2013 an elderly care home in California was shut down leaving many residents with nowhere to go or care for them. After the rest of the staff left, a cook and a janitor decided to stay behind and, upaid, they looked after them 24/7.