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1EDr TIL that segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate effort to drive a wedge between poor blacks and whites, making it far less likely that the two groups would sustain interracial alliances aimed at toppling the white elite.
7reXX TIL about the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic. It is the only 'sea' with no land borders but instead is surrounded by ocean currents. It is known for being incredibly clear and full of a particular floating seaweed
rN51w TIL Queen Victoria’s grandson Waldemar had hemophilia. The German royal was treated well by the Nazis and received multiple blood transfusions. In 1945 when Germany fell, all medical resources were diverted to holocaust survivors. The Americans refused Waldemar a transfusion and he died at age 56.
e0KMn TIL that broccoli is a human innovation and a man-made food, being a result of the selective breeding of wild cabbage plants started around the 6th century BC
e0wYJ TIL actor/voice actor that voiced Skeletor, Alan Oppenheimer, has voiced many characters including Mighty Mouse, Falcor from The Neverending Story, and Thundarr the Barbarian. He's also related to Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the nuclear bomb.