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TIL the Fairness Doctrine was removed in 1987. It required news broadcasters to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced.

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OGgG4 TIL historians don't know why important warlord Ivar the Boneless was called "boneless." Theories range from him losing a leg to impotence & beyond.
oaY7 TIL “Gaslighting” is an extremely effective form of emotional abuse that causes a victim to question their own feelings, instincts, and sanity, which gives the abusive partner a lot of power
GAGXQ TIL President McKinley was assassinated at the world's fair
wo58Y TIL that President Andrew Jackson befriended a family of white mice in his bedroom. While his daughter tried to eradicate them with poison and traps, he fed them with grain from his mill business.
AEkx TIL that the brains of transgender people more closely match the brains of the gender they identify as than the one they don’t