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TIL Ali G’s ”real” name is Alistair Leslie Graham

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PYkdw TIL the first time a state was represented in the U.S. Senate by two women was 1993 with California's Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. The state has only been represented by women in the Senate ever since.
wrKJ TIL that a 2014 study found that mothers living within 10 miles of a natural gas fracking site were 30% more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects than those without.
OGBxX TIL spiders do ballooning, whereby they release silk into the air that catches wind or electric fields, causing them to become airborne. Spiders have been documented to do ballooning up to 5 km in altitude, and to be able to travel hundreds of kilometers.
nW61d TIL that the balloon was invented by Michael Faraday
VMgkG TIL that the US Postal Service's unofficial motto ("Neither rain nor snow...") was first used in 440 BC by Herodotus, who was impressed by the Persian Empire's messenger system.