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TIL ladybugs can bite people and pinch with their legs

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KOPA9 TIL George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson brought their own books to the White House and removed them at the end of their terms. It was not until 1850 that Millard and Abigail Fillmore established the first official White House collection
W7ZOo TIL Mount Kailash is smaller than Everest but has never been climbed by a human. The untouched mountain is known as ‘kailasa’ in Sanskrit, which roughly translates to mean 'crystal'. In Hinduism, it is said that Shiva sits in lotus position, engaged in deep meditation.
eOQ6 TIL Hitler had a relative called “Paddy Hitler” who ended up joining the US Navy, where, along with all recruits, he had to fill out a form listing any relatives who might be fighting for the enemy.
l7KJ7 TIL that Qatar has sequenced the genes of around 10% of its citizens, as part of a genetic screening program as 26.7% of Qatari marriages are with first cousins.
rR8a4 TIL about the Libet experiment, a controversial and groundbreaking study on free will that demonstrated that there was unconscious brain activity before the conscious decision to perform an act