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TIL malaria was common in the United States until it was eradicated in 1951

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W7oGL TIL That the oyster beds in Chesapeake Bay were once so large, they posed a navigational hazard to ships.
JWym TIL In 1955 Hugh Hefner released a short story about straight men being persecuted in a gay world. After receiving numerous hatemail, he released a statement saying “If it was wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse was wrong, too.”
n5oW TIL Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Brad Pitt, Van Kilmer declined the role of being “Neo” from The Matrix trilogy. When they declined, the studio pushed for Reeves, who won the role over Johnny Depp, the Wachowskis’ first choice.
XEmj6 TIL that Nazi leaders were hard supporters of animal rights. 90% of the actual animal laws in Germany come from the laws that the Nazi’s passed.
VEBm TIL Black individuals have been found to report the highest levels of self-esteem of any racial group in the United States