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TIL the SAT was developed by well-known eugenicist Carl Brigham, who claimed that Caucasians possessed the highest intelligence of any racial group.

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vGOD TIL: Geoduck (pronounce “gooey duck”) is a species of clam which is way too big for its shell. They live over 100 years and have “siphons” which stick out as long as 3 feet. It is also the mascot for Evergreen State College
4k6lJ Today I learned that the light from white LED streetlights is turning purple in many places.
Ep6p TIL that according to a joint study conducted by Northwestern and Princeton Universities, the United States is not a democracy, but is officially an oligarchy.
xVZOD TIL: The Causes Behind the World becoming more Destabilised, has little to do with Race but alot to do with Bad Business.
ZpmBR TIL Mr. Lawrence, the voice of Plankton, worked as a layout assistant on Ren and Stimpy, and oversaw some of the grotesquely detailed closeup oil paintings made famous on the show, a style that was later imitated on Sponegebob.