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TIL during Prohibition, the U.S. government poisoned alcohol, killing as many as 10,000 people

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ZpkkQ TIL the tradition of white wedding dresses were started by Queen Victoria. in 1840 Before then brides used their best dress of any color, even black ones.
8wRb TIL that the Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
8e1WZ TIL Christy Martin, "The Coal Miner's Daughter," was a pioneering figure in women's boxing. She won multiple titles, including the WBC women's super welterweight championship, during the 1990s. Martin was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.
kJgMB TIL: Rather than fiddling while Rome Burned, Nero rushed to the city from his villa to organize the relief effort.
Mx0b TIL that scientists can grow bacon from stem cells.