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TIL that the Universiry of Idaho and Washington State University are 8 miles away from each other.

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wvKo TIL of the US Supreme Court decision Buck v. Bell where the Court approved the practice of forced sterilization of citizens the state deemed unfit, including the intellectually disabled, in order to to improve the human race by eliminating “defectives” from the gene pool.
QNb4d TIL that in the 1930s, a man named Martin Couney saved the lives of thousands of premature babies by hosting them at a carnival
rNVR1 TIL of Robert Grosseteste, a 13th century English bishop who correctly proved that rainbows are formed from refracted light. He then (very roughly) theorized an idea similar to the Big Bang theory. His sainthood was denied due to rumors that his ghost murdered the pope.
9YE4Q TIL the slower refresh rate on older TVs means that dogs see a 'flipbook' effect if they watch them, unlike with newer TVs where they are more likely to perceive something as actually moving.
dDYKZ TIL there was a Michael Jacksons greatest hits album released 4 years before Off The Wall, his breakthrough solo album