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TIL in 1927 the US Supreme Court ruled it constitutional for the government to forcefully sterilize mentally handicapped people

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epa14 TIL Apollo 17 geologist astronaut Harrison Schmitt served in the U.S. Senate, becoming the only "natural scientist" in the Senate since Thomas Jefferson was Vice-President. Schmitt presently is Adjunct Professor of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaching "Resources from Space"
PK0V TIL that in one lifetime (of ~75 years) humans went from creating the first sustainable light bulb to building the first nuclear power plant (Obninsk).
X0G5P TIL about the Bradley Effect, where a people will say they support a candidate to avoid looking prejudiced
4XbJN TIL : California is an area where 2 major tectonic plates meet. Scientists say it's a tectonic time bomb because, if a large scale earthquake occurred in this fault, it will cause a devastating damage as it's a highly populated region.
Wk7Rd TIL the skeletal remains of the Auschwitz doctor who performed twin experiments, Josef Mengele, are used as educational aids for a forensics program at the University of São Paulo.