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TIL that both men and women laugh more at men than at women

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8AjK TIL the “Asexualization Act” of 1909 gave the go-ahead for California to sterilize more than 20,000 men and women against their will
0wQY5 TIL When the first steam engine was built in 1804, people were worried that the speed would make rail passengers unable to breathe or that they would be shaken unconscious by the vibrations
Ad1l TIL that in 1799 Aaron Burr raised $2mil to provide drinking water to Manhattan. He used $1.9mil of that to found a bank instead, and the water he did provide was often contaminated. NYC did not have a clean water source until 1842. The bank he founded is now known as JPMorgan Chase.
loO5A TIL many pioneers of breakdancing credit their exposure to Kung Fu from watching Bruce Lee movies, which were popular among African American audiences, with having a large influence on the improvised acrobatics and dance battles that are often associated with the dance style
x6Qo5 TIL that when Pokémon was being localised for the US, Nintendo of America staff proposed redesigns for "cute" Pokémon, including a tiger-like Pikachu with "huge breasts". Satoru Iwata refused to submit the designs to Game Freak.