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TIL that Japan still has populated colonies of elderly leprosy patients, and forced segregation of those afflicted with leprosy was not declared unconstitutional until 2001.

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EeAP TIL that the 80 members of the Doolittle Raid received engraved goblets for their bravery. Anytime a raider passes, the goblet is turned upside down at their reunion. The goal was for the last 2 goblets to drink 1896 cognac, the year Doolittle was born, as of 2015 there are 3 raiders left.
en4J TIL Since the year 2000 The Red Hot Chili Peppers have donated ¼ of their touring profits to charity
9YNE6 TIL scientists found that descendants of Holocaust survivors developed a stress hormone mutation. They are inherently at higher risk of anxiety and stress disorders as a result of family trauma imparting gene mutations.
gNO7 TIL that voluntarily curling your toes causes your asshole to contract
4XNmg TIL that Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis wrote a series of morbid comic strips about the fat cat in the 1980’s, including one story line where his entire existence is the imagination of an abandoned lonely cat