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TIL that in 1865, former Representative Robert Dale Owen, who had been in favor of women's suffrage, drafted an initial version of the proposed Fourteenth Amendment that did not restrict voting rights to men.

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5VMBk TIL that during the last months of World War II, the Germans, British, and Americans agreed to a limited ceasefire to allow the the Allies to airdrop food to starving Dutch civilians
6ElRJ TIL that Jupiter's magnetosphere is much larger than the sun, it reaches the outer orbit of Saturn, and if it was visible in the night sky, it would be twice the size of a full moon. You can sometimes hear it on a radio station.
XEX4D TIL the Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias was a professional footballer signed with Real Madrid. When he was recovering from an accident that ended his career, a nurse gave him a guitar so that he could recover the dexterity of his hands. In learning to play, he discovered his musical talent.
xVxk7 TIL that a dam failure in China, 1975 caused as many as 240,000 deaths. The chief engineer predicted it beforehand, and was removed from the project. It was covered up for decades
5MVR TIL water rights in Bolivia were privatized and sold to a foreign corporation in 1999. Water rates increased 35% to about $20 a month. Many of the new clients only earned about $100 a month, and this was more than they spent on food.