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TIL there are more US nuns over the age of 90 than under 60

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ODP7 TIL in 1920 the US Army bombed coal miners in WV who were striking for better treatment and living conditions
69N7 TIL Soviet banknotes following the Russian Revolution had the Communist Manifesto printed on them in different languages, encouraging workers of the world to unite.
N4R6 TIL Hemingway underwent shock therapy to treat his manic depression (bi-polar disorder). The treatment obliterated his memory, which made it impossible for him to write. This was the catalyst that sparked his desire to commit suicide.
9YgxB TIL about aibohphobia, the irrational fear of palindromes
Gvy4 TIL the Game Boy was only discontinued in 2003.