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In 1948 in the US, pregnant women…

March 3, 2018Weirdo

In 1948 in the US, pregnant women were not allowed to be teachers in 57% of public school districts because “the sight of pregnant women would unfavorably influence students” and because “pregnant teachers’ minds would not be on their work.”

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There were at least seven…

February 27, 2018Weirdo

There were at least seven types of alcoholic beverages in the Americas before European contact. One of them is made from pineapple, and another is made from the honey of a domesticated stingless bee.

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“Breaker boys” between age 8-12 were…

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018Weirdo

“Breaker boys” between age 8-12 were employed to work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week to separate impurities from coal. Despite public disapproval, the practice of employing children in this line of work lasted for decades, only finally ending in the US in the 1920s.

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When the Lenni Lanape Indians agreed to give the amount…

September 16, 2017Weirdo

When the Lenni Lanape Indians agreed to give the amount of land that a man could walk in 36 hours to Pennsylvania, the governor hired a team fast runners, resulting in Pennsylvania taking an area of 1,200,932 acres.

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From 1933 to 1974, it was generally illegal…

August 29, 2017Weirdo

From 1933 to 1974, it was generally illegal for individuals and corporations to possess gold in the United States.

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The Radium Girls were factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning…

July 2, 2015Weirdo

The Radium Girls were factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. The women were told the paint was harmless, and ingested deadly amounts by licking their paintbrushes; some painted their fingernails and teeth with the glowing paint.

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In 1898, the United States government annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii despite…

May 21, 2015Weirdo

In 1898, the United States government annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii despite protestation from Queen Liliuokalani.

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California paid $1M towards the extermination…

October 7, 2014Weirdo

California paid $1M towards the extermination of Native American tribes. Later, CA paid a bounty of $5 a head for any Native.

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After WWI, the US began forced sterilization…

October 6, 2014Weirdo

After WWI, the US began forced sterilization to prevent ‘imbeciles’ and ‘promiscuous’ individuals from having children in order to clean up the gene pool.

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In 1941, more than three million cars were manufactured…

September 22, 2014Weirdo

In 1941, more than three million cars were manufactured in the United States. Only 139 more were made during the entire war. By the end of the war, more than half of all industrial production in the world would take place in the United States.

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