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TIL: To this day Wisconsin still has not elected a single Native American to Congress.

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B4Qd TIL I learned Charles Lindbergh used a mask called an Armbrust cup to reclaim the water from his breath. 34 years before Dune was published.
vPd17 TIL about "Theft by Conversion", which is a charge in some (or all) states where the suspect has taken something they were temporarily, and/or for a specific purpose, given, and kept possession of it beyond the agreed upon conditions. Example: Your friend loans you his car for a day and you keep it.
e0dyg TIL Chuck Berry's only song to hit #1 on the charts was "My Ding-a-Ling" in 1972, beating out songs like "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley and "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues for the top spot.
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6jAJ TIL in 2012, Mars Inc. (which makes Twix) announced a 250 calorie cap on all single-serve confectionary by the end of 2013. The result is that many of their products have now been downsized to meet these requirements. Twix have been cut down from 58g to 50g, marking a 14 per cent reduction