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TIL That July is Disability Pride Month

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yVW9w TIL that parchment is made from animal skins or leather. All my life I always thought it was made from wood like other papers.
yAMV TIL that Nikola Tesla supported the forced sterilization of those he considered “undesirable”- this included more than criminals and the mentally ill.
DOlD TIL that we are in the middle of the sixth mass extinction called Holocene extinction
4XG0g TIL wild blueberries bushes grow naturally in rocky terrain via a dense network of underground rhizomes that helps with nutrient extraction. A controlled field burn in the off-season, traditionally practiced by Native Americans on the Maine coast, enriches the soil and provides pest/weed control.
Rbll TIL falling while water skiing or on a slide can cause a flood of water to enter the anus or vagina in an injury called “water ski douche”