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TIL A man born with spina bifida, inexplicably walked for the first time after scuba diving.

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KO5rw TIL in 1945, a bill was introduced to make nurses eligible for the draft because of the increased need for nurses during WWII. The bill failed, but more nurses ended up enlisting due to debate over the draft and due to the creation of simpler recruiting methods to help with the nurse shortage.
vobr TIL When Mexico proposed all Mexican-made tequila be bottled in Mexico before export, US liquor companies accused Mexico of wanting to create jobs in Mexico. Claiming it violated international trade agreements and was in discord with usual exporting practices worldwide.
xVarg TIL that VHEMT(Voluntary Human Extinction Movement) is an enviromental movement that calls for all people to not reproduce. They support human extinction primarily to prevent environmental degradation.
LQom TIL that the thirteenth amendment, which outlawed slavery, was not ratified by the state of Mississippi until 1995.
gxPA TIL Cleopatra was a Macedonian Greek NOT Egyptian