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TIL in 1958, only 4 percent of Americans supported marriage between “whites and non-whites.”

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m1XNE TIL that a Loofah is a vegetable, specifically a member of the pumpkin, squash, and gourd family, and can be eaten if harvested early enough.
YpX7A TIL that the autistic spectrum and the distinction between "high functioning" and "low functioning" autism was discovered by Hans Asperger in an attempt to save children in his clinic from the Gestapo during World War 2, who killed disabled children in preparation for the Holocaust.
9eM6 TIL that North Korea made their own Netflix service…and it’s called Manbang
rNGRo TIL that Hawaii is not part of the “Ring of Fire”.
jNvQn TIL 75% of the worlds population is lactose intolerant however, Lactose tolerance is exceptionally widespread in Northern European countries such as Britain, Sweden and Finland, with tolerance levels of 80%, 74% and 82%, respectively