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TIL that Roly-Polys or Pill Bugs are terrestrial crustaceans and are more closely related to lobsters, crabs, and shrimps

1aPB8 TIL that traditionally, a bachelor party was a farewell dinner - hosted, organized and paid for entirely by the groom. It was seen as his last chance to entertain his friends as a single man, because once married, dinner parties at his home would always then be presided over by his wife
vP69x TIL: There was a study on how your major affects your marriage rate. The most likely majors to be married by age 30 are Education, Plant Science, and Microbiology majors (70-80%). The least likely majors are Geography, Theater Arts, Music, Philosophy, and International Relations majors (32-46%).
5V1bD TIL that Paine Wingate was a founding father who attended the Continental Congress, served in both the Senate and the House, and died at age 98. (After being born in 1739, the same decade as Washington)
4Xaea TIL In 1996, the Vancouver Aquarium became the first in the world to pledge to never again capture a wild whale or dolphin. Its first killer whale was captured in 1964, making it the first in the world to study orcas under human care
E65P TIL In 1960, country singer Johnny Horton was killed in a car accident after his last show, held at the Skyline Club in Austin,TX, leaving his wife, Billie Jean Williams, a widow. Billie Jean’s first husband, Hank Williams, died in the back of his car after his last show, also at the Skyline Club.