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TIL the US economy does better under a Democratic president.

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0Dbj TIL in 1929 the US supreme court voted 8 -1 in favor a Euginics program requiring forced sterilization of citizens deemed not smart enough to reproduce
kOOxB TIL a teen injected himself with mercury at least three times in an attempt to convert his bones to metal after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He also had intentional multiple spider bites in the past after wanting to become Spider-Man.
V0pZ TIL there is a species of parrot that lives in New Zealand that is nocturnal and resembles a fat green chicken. It often lives up to 95 years, with some living to 120.
olAA TIL in 2002 Russell Brand wanked off a man in the toilet of gay bar in Soho for his documentary show RE:Brand (NSFW)
4lmg TIL a woman fell after summiting Everest. Her husband died trying to rescue her. Two climbers comforted her before leaving her to die because they couldn’t carry her. After much guilt, they went back 8 years later to enshrine her body. Her husband was found a year later.