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TIL that 25% of US Presidents were raised without a father.
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TIL about Peter Fossett, a man born into slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. He later bought his freedom and became a conductor on the underground railroad, a military officer, and a pastor. His wife, Sarah, filed a lawsuit in 1860 which desegregated the streetcars in Cincinnati.
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TIL the Kent State shootings in 1970 were the impetus for the band Devo to form, and 3 of their 6 original members were Kent State students at the time of the shootings.
NXXj1
TIL Aztecs felt a responsibility to sacrificed everyday, letting blood and cutting hearts to keep the sun in motion. Those sacrificed thought they would come back as hummingbirds.
WylA
TIL that one of the most popular books of the 15th century was an erotic romance novel - and it was written by the Pope.
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TIL there was an Arabic dub of Futurama that was advertised to kids and shown on a children’s channel, meaning it got heavily censored (both because of it’s target audience and because of the country’s restrictive laws)