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TIL that until the 1970s, Aboriginal children in Australia were systematically taken from their families, known as the Stolen Generations

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yQ1nv TIL that starting in 2018, the Canadian government has made admission to all national parks, historic sites, and marine conservation areas free for kids 17 and under. Stating, that by connecting with nature, youth would gain a better understanding of the need to protect it for generations to come
8avY8 TIL in 2015, Forbes named entrepreneur/CEO Elizabeth Holmes the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world. Then in 2016, allegations of fraud collapsed her company's valuation, rendering her stock worthless and reducing her net worth to zero.
eMD6 TIL a Baltimore man in 1928 built a rocket in attempt to fly to Venus using 50 gallons of gasoline as fuel, steel pipes as engines, and several layers of sailcloth covered in varnish to make it airtight.
Meba TIL Space Camp has an Adult Program
xOdb TIL the Supreme Court ruled in 1898 there are only three exceptions to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment: Those born from foreign leaders or diplomats, on foreign public ships, and from hostile enemy forces occupying US territory.