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TIL in the 1900s, over 60,000 US citizens were forcefully sterilized under the reasoning that they were disabled or mentally unfit to birth America’s future generations.

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R7v69 TIL That liposuction, the most common cosmetic surgery in the U.S., is not an effective form of weight loss nor does it affect obesity related problems.
KYZo9 TIL that the youngest American to serve in the military in WW2 was Calvin Graham, age 12. He served in the US Navy and fought at Guadalcanal, was awarded 8 medals which were subsequently stripped when his mother saw him on a news reel and told the Navy his real age.
9w4dr TIL sleeping next to someone that snores can cause hearing loss.
6l6Z TIL: In US, more than 41000 people die every year by suicide due to Mental illness, almost double the amount of lives lost by Homicide
OokVX TIL: Henry Dreyfuss designed some of the most iconic devices found in American homes and offices throughout the twentieth century, including the Western Electric Model 500 telephone, the Westclox Big Ben alarm clock, and the Honeywell round thermostat. Plus, the streamlined locomotive.