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R7brj TIL: When Wilson was elected President. He immediately began a re-segregation and firing of Black Federal Workers. This led to some black federal workers being forced to eat in cages so as to not come into contact with white women.
v1Xgr TIL Issac Newton stuck a sewing needle under his eyeball, pushed it all the way to the back of his skull, and wiggled it around to test his theory of optics.
mxa4O TIL that Edward Rulloff, a 19th-century serial killer, doctor, philologist, and inventor, was deemed so intelligent that even after his conviction for murder, some believed he was too valuable to be hanged. Even Mark Twain jokingly offered to find a replacement to take his place at the gallows.
d8wmd TIL that health halo is the perception that certain foods are good for you even if there is no scientific evidence to confirm this idea. This is just a misconception fueled by popular beliefs. For example, 'low-fat' is often confused with 'low-calorie'.
X0JME TIL that Clyde Barrow (of Bonne & Clyde) personally wrote a letter to Henry Ford telling him what a great getaway car the V8 was.