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TIL that the Millenium Bug resulted in 154 incorrect Down Syndrome results being sent to pregnant mothers; two abortions took place.

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awZjJ TIL during the chaos caused by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, the Imperial Japanese Army murdered an estimated 6,000 ethnic Koreans and Japanese socialists. The massacre is alternatively denied and celebrated by Japanese right-wing groups today.
nW4kb TIL the IDEA act and other laws for accommodating and integrating disabled children at public schools are a direct result of racial integration precedents set by the Civil Rights Movement.
b9Km9 TIL in 2010 a group of friends fabricated an absurd case to bring on Jude Judy in order to get a free trip to LA and $1,500
xVQPg TIL A US Navy Ship Was Built In the USSR
4k6yo TIL that nerves can be grafted and spliced like wires, fixing damage to muscle control or pain