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TIL that the United States is the only country that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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R7Nl6 TIL Paul Robeson, the third black student at Rutgers, was valedictorian, two-time All-American in football, got a law degree from Columbia while playing in the NFL, was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, an international recording, stage, and film star, and a civil rights activist.
BrmlW TIL that Rick and Morty is based on the original animated series named Doc and Mharti, Back to the future too. And the origin is epic.
jNJGp TIL: After Pearl Harbor, all U.S. currency in Hawaii was replaced with specially marked bills in case the Japanese seized the island.
dDwRK TIL that a life vest dispensing drone saved a drowning 14 year old boy on Spanish beach in 2022
Wn79 TIL Rosie O'Donnell hated the movie ‘Fight Club’ so much, she spoiled the ending on her talk show and urged viewers not to see it