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TIL: In the early 1900s, some American parents started the trend of transporting their children by mail. The first child to be mailed was 8-month-old James Beagle. He was sent a few miles away to his grandmother for 15 cents (insured for 50 dollars). The process was made illegal a few years later.

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J1JpQ TIL that during auditions for ‘That’s So Raven’, Raven-Symoné originally auditioned for the role of Chelsea Daniels, the main character’s best friend, but Raven was given the lead role because the audience responded well to her.
x50D TIL many areas are using a beet juice and salt mixture on their roads to keep them from freezing over. The beet juice prevents roads from icing over in temperatures up to -25°C, making it more effective than using a salt brine. A beet juice mixture is also less toxic to the environment.
OGbmX TIL about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, when Mormons in Utah killed everybody over age 6 in a wagon train from Arkansas & Missouri that was just passing through en route to California
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