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TIL: that in 29 U.S. states while under anesthetic you can have a pelvic exam preformed by a med students without your consent or knowledge

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0dmG1 TIL that around 1.7 billion years ago, natural nuclear fission reactors operated in Gabon, Africa, where uranium deposits spontaneously underwent self-sustained chain reactions.
mxE6P TIL An 8 months Pregnant Mary Turner protested the lynching of her innocent husband Hayes Turner by a White mob in 1918 and threatened to have them arrested. In order to “teach her a lesson”, she and her unborn child were brutally murdered. No one was charged.
BDdK TIL The members of Daft Punk were originally members of a rock group called Darlin’. An early negative review of their work in Melody Maker dismissed the music as “a bunch of daft punky thrash.” Which is what inspired their name.
wLDG7 TIL That At Least 29 Canadians Were Awarded The Medal of Honor For Serving in the American Civil War
8gkb TIL Chef Boyardee was a real and talented chef that catered President Wilson’s wedding reception.