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TIL that the Emancipation Proclamation applied only to slaves in Confederate states. Union-friendly border states and southern regions under Union control continued to practice slavery.

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ADkVo TIL 1998, the largest chemical company in the world (Syngenta) determined that their weedkiller Atrazine interfered with hormones; after exposure to atrazine, frogs that were genetic males became completely functioning reproductive females.
LkXZd TIL allegations of Walt Disney being anti-semetic are unfounded, as he regularly donated to Jewish charities, employed a large amount of Jewish employees, and none of his employees‍ ever accused him of making anti-semetic slurs
Z8XnB TIL of Noor Inayat Khan - renowned for her service in the Special Operations Executive. The first female wireless operator sent from Britain to France, she was captured by Nazis, her notes found but she refused to speak. Even under interrogation. She was executed in Dachau at 30
KlyE TIL that the surgeon general under Clinton was fired after she said that masturbation should be taught in schools.
R58mQ TIL that the landscaping around a home is not just decorative but also serves to create a barrier to protect from possible lead exposure from deteriorating lead paint.