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TIL The Color Of Water is "Slight Blue" and not "Colorless"

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LkErv TIL the story of Isaac Woodward. He was an African American WWII veteran who was badly beaten at a bus stop in 1946 for asking the driver to stop at a bathroom, blinding him in both eyes. His case brought the treating of veterans to light and the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the 1950’s
6EG8l TIL the current most senior member of the White House is the Director of Communications, a 29 year old woman who had no prior experience in politics prior to the post she currently holds.
awLn9 TIL That some species of anemone can swim to escape predators.
160YO TIL about Klaus Barbie, a Nazi war criminal hiding in Bolivia after the war, was tricked into revealing his true identity during a fake interview by being asked a question in French, a language he wasn't supposed to understand.
16Ek4 TIL that Alabama Pitts, who was serving time for robbery, went from playing in an experimental prison sports program to becoming a professional basketball, baseball, and football player, even playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.