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TIL that as recently as 2003 homosexual relationships were illegal in 14 states; until the Supreme Court struck down these laws.

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R7PAw TIL about the Potato Paradox, a counter-intuitive math calculation that states: If you have 100 lbs of potatoes made of 99% water and dehydrate them to be just 98% water, they would then weigh only 50 lbs.
mWnO TIL In 1777, Morocco was the first country in the world to formally acknowledge the United States as an independent nation.
g6JW TIL that many members of the infamous Japanese research Unit 731, who conducted human experiments on thousands of people in WWII, were granted immunity by the United States and were never convicted once the results of their experiments were handed over.
KOM74 TIL that a male tiger retaliated against a group of poachers who killed his mate and cub.
9wP6 TIL Cher Ami, a pigeon in the 77th Division in WWI, successfully delivered a message stopping the friendly artillery fire on the 77th Division’s position, even after being shot, and won the French Croix de guerre.