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TIL that Georgia's state dog is any "Adoptable dog"

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R7Np8 TIL Tibor Rubin survived the Holocaust, fought for the US Army during the Korean War, became a POW, and had to wait 55 years to receive his Medal of Honor, all because his sergeant was an anti-Semite.
R7Pd7 Today I learned optimism is 25% inherited
YgNZ TIL that the LDS church still officially teaches against interracial marriage, generally.
6EJv7 TIL that Abraham Lincoln gave great prominence to hats as they would protect him from bad weather, help store important documents and made his height advantage more prominent
6edJ TIL that platform shoes have been around since the 15th century, and were called Chopines. Some exceeded 20 inches, and the wearer typically required a servant to help balance.