Stuff you should know

Some of the worst acts in U.S. history were legal at the time.

Eugenics

Jim Crow Laws

Indian Removal

Slavery

Japanese American Internment

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Chinese Exclusion

Ancient Romans used urine as mouthwash because ammonia helped whiten teeth.

In medieval Europe, animals like pigs and rats were sometimes put on trial and even executed for crimes.

Comfort zones ruin more dreams than failure ever will

Freedom is limited by what you can afford

People are more likely to defend their beliefs than question them — even when shown evidence.

What's a belief you stand by?

The U.S. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, despite not having the highest crime rate