In 1979 the ratio of the US dollar to Iranian rial was about 70. Now it's about 284000. Not a very shocking piece of info when you remember your country is being ruled by mullahs.

What was the reason for that? Women weren’t allowed to have a credit card in their name until 1974 and they also couldn’t be guaranteed that they wouldn’t be fired because they were pregnant here in the 🇺🇸.

Not shocked exactly, because obviously I already knew slavery was (and is) a terrible thing, but I was listening to a podcast that told the story of Ellen and William Craft's escape from slavery, and with the amount of restrictions and punishments in place to make such a thing as difficult and risky as possible, it's amazing how they or anyone else ever succeeded. And then even after they got to a so-called free state, it was legal for bounty hunters to capture them and take them back. Awful.

I didn't learn this recently but I learned a terrible thing about that kids movie All Dogs Go To Heaven. It was one of my favorite movies growing up. I did research on it a few yrs ago for a youtube video. The young actress who played the little orphan girl in the movie was violently murdered by her father. He set her on fire and everything it was heartbreaking

I just learned about the horrific and tragic murder of Fanny Adams. April 30th is her birthday so that's how I learned about her. That poor little girl. :( RIP Fanny Adams

The US federal government passed anti-lynching legislation...in 2022, I mean, not that I'm really shocked...anyway thanks guys