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TIL That psychologists and psychiatrists were nearly required to dress as prototypical wizards before testifying in New Mexican courts.

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jNJdj TIL President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover were both fluent in Chinese and would speak it to each other in the White House to prevent eavesdropping.
OJ1R TIL that when astronaut Ron McNair was 9 he attempted to check out books from a segregated library the librarian called the cops and his mother. The police however supported his right to read.
4XdyJ TIL During WWII, the only US land operation to take place on the Japanese home islands was performed by a submarine (U.S.S Barb). Crew from the sub went onto to the island and placed explosives on some tracks, which ended up sending a train into the ocean. The barb is the only sub to sink a train.
VM87p TIL Viking women’s faces were more masculine than today’s women, while Viking men's faces looked more feminine than today's men, with a less prominent jaw and brow ridges. The ambiguous facial features mean that it is difficult to decide upon a Viking skeleton’s sex based on the skull alone
XWn6 TIL that Futurama Comics have been released bi-monthly since 2000, and had and continues to keep the series alive after both of the show’s cancellations.