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TIL that the Hays Office demanded changes to the 1934 film Dr. Monica because it included dialogue about the potential dangers of childbirth

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QNvpp TIL the highly poisonous plant, deadly nightshade was named belladonna (beautiful woman in Italian) as women would use it in eye drops to make their eyes look more seductive
X7GD TIL of the “Demon Core,” a plutonium sphere that killed scientists on TWO separate occasions
6EK7m TIL that apples are very effective at keeping you awake in the morning or when sleepy.
5YpxQ TIL Since the dawn of civilization, half the world's trees have wiped out, with approximately three trillion remaining in all forests, and the rate of loss highest in tropical regions. Fifteen billion trees are cut down every year.
vkmr TIL of Isaac Woodard, An African-American World War II veteran who was attacked while still in uniform by a South Carolina police chief Lynwood Shull and his police officers. Woodard was blinded for the rest of his life. Shull was later acquitted by an all-white jury.