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TIL Ultrasound images in the 1970s couldn't do much besides predict how many kids a mother could expect. There had to be a reason for ultrasound and not everyone who did it received a copy of the test

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oVj7 TIL during the Cold War the RCMP developed and used a “fruit machine” which measured pupil dilation in relation to pics of men and women to determine whether someone was gay.
XEVOj TIL the original version of The Game of Life (then called The Checkered Game of Life, released in 1860) had a 'Suicide' space that would cause you to instantly lose.
KY9JJ TIL the small town of Dalgety, population 252, was almost going to be Australia's capital, as it lead the first six-rounds of preferential voting during the election for a capital, only losing out on the final two rounds.
N6XP TIL that Japan Railways keeps a dying, underused train station in operation in order for one high school student to get to her school.
R58Ww TIL Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name was Roosevelt. Her husband, Franklin, was her fifth cousin once removed