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TIL that while the economy recovered somewhat from its state in 1933 from the great depression the unemployment rate remained in the 15 per cent range for the rest of the decade. Which can be directly resembled with the current scenario in the US.

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9YoNQ TIL of Capt. Samuel Whittemore, an American farmer who survived being shot in the face by a musket AND repeatedly stabbed by bayonet from British soldiers in 1775 during their march to Lexington & Concord, at the age of 78 . . . and went on to live another 18 years.
lo97K TIL African dodger (or Hit the Coon or Hit the N***** Baby) was a carnival game played in the US, in which an African-American man would stick his head through a curtain, and try to dodge objects, such as eggs or baseballs, thrown at him by players. It was played until the 1950s.
yQreV TIL The oldest condoms ever found were made from animal and fish intestines. One particular example found in Sweden was crafted from pig intestine, and is thought to have been made around 1640 AD.
OG4p6 TIL that following bad losses in the 1946 Midterm elections Senator Fulbright suggested that Truman appoint a Republican VP and then resign. This way, Dems would have policies to run against in the 1948 General election. Truman responded that he did not care what "Senator Halfbright" suggested.
e069E TIL that Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, rejected religion, and considered himself a humanist. Around age 14 he concluded that religion was nonsense. According to Ronald D. Moore, Roddenberry "felt very strongly that contemporary Earth religions would be gone by the 23rd century."