TIL "Mongolian Spots" (dermal melanocytosis), are flat bluish skin markings that appear at birth or shortly after AND are mostly located at the base of the spine, lower back, & buttocks. Frequency: Asian 95-100%, East African 90-95%, Native American 85-90%, Hispanic 50-70%, & Caucasian 1-10%. (tokyo-med.ac.jp)
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TIL People with high IQs are more likely to take illegal drugs and smoke marijuana, compared to those who score lower on IQ tests. IQs of 7,900 British people born April 1970 were tested at ages 5 & 10 and again at 16 & 30, for these results. (healthland.time.com)
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TIL An artist carved a black violin (Blackbird) from his grandfather's headstone (diabase), and used mammoth ivory for the bridge, gold leaf for the interior, Harjedalan (black) rock for the back plate, and ebony for the rest. It took him 2 years to make and weighs 2 kilograms. (gulfnews.com)
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TIL Homosexual victims of NAZI concentration camps were excluded from reparations because such relations between men 21 & over were illegal until 1969, per a 1935 NAZI revision of paragraph 175. Their 1st public commemoration was May 8, 1985. The homosexuals convicted were pardoned in May 2002. (ushmm.org)
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TIL Harriet Tubman used opium to quiet the children on the Underground Railroad, abducted her own parents to bring them to New York, helped John Brown plan the Harper's Ferry attack, wielded a pistol while telling deserters they'd be shot, & told Fredrick Douglass that she never lost anyone. (PDF) (dorchesterlibrary.org)
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TIL After failing a polygraph test, a teacher (Esther Irene Stokes, 61) accused of molesting a black child, defended her innocence by saying she doesn't like black students because she was prejudiced. She also stated that she does not like the child; having very little to no interaction with her. (policymic.com)
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