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TIL in 2011 A Wisconsin Judge ruled that people do not have a fundamental right to produce and consume foods of their choice.

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6EwNZ TIL there was a genus of camels native to North America and its name is from the Greek for "camel-face"
X0XWR TIL after bandit George Parrott was lynched in Wyoming in 1881, some of his skin was tanned and turned into shoes. The third governor of Wyoming wore the shoes at his inaugural ball.
J9wk TIL When U.S. space shuttles started linking up with Russia’s Mir in 1995, both sides owed a small debt to the KGB. it was the KGB that successfully stole the U.S. designs in the ‘70s and '80s, unintentionally laying the groundwork for the compatibility between the U.S. and Russian systems.
4k4LR TIL during the WW2 there were a secret hospital for 120 partisans in Slovenia, hidden in the forest behind a torrent, that remained secret for over 2 years that, despite fervent attempts by enemy forces-Nazi, it was never discovered. Now it’s a museum candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site
6E7xW TIL of Wally Funk, who became an aviator at 20, and in 1961 volunteered to be part of the Women in Space program. She scored higher on tests than future astronaut John Glenn. The program was cancelled. Today, at 86, she continues to fly, and has a ticket to fly into space with Virgin Galactic.