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TIL, the US implemented the ZIP Code in 1963 to allow mail sorting methods to be faster and eventually be automated

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7rWy7 TIL that the current Pope declared that not only can dogs go to heaven, but all dogs do. WHOSE A GOOD BOY!? All of them, apparently!
Qwe TIL there is a dialect of German only spoken in Texas
epZOk TIL that IBM, a company well-known for the IBM PC which became an industry standard personal computer in the 80s, also manufactured M1918 Browning automatic rifles during WWII.
NPRb TIL that homosexuals are over-represented as serial killers… but no one seems to know why.
8QoG TIL that “sugar highs” don’t actually exist; glucose causes the release of serotonin, which actually causes you to calm down. Children are hyperactive at parties and holidays because of the psychological situation, not the physiological effect of sugar.