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TIL in 1963 a 16 year old sent a 4 question survey to 150 well-known authors (75 of which replied) in order to prove to his English tutor that writers don't intentionally add symbolic content to their books.

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4Wm6 TIL: Life expectancy of a black male in D.C. is 66.53 the lowest in the country and the life expectancy for a white man in D.C. Is 84.29 the highest in the country.
5LLB TIL Pedro Lascuráin (34th president of Mexico) holds the record for the shortest presidency in the world. He was in office for only 45 minutes.
lonPN TIL a 2011 study showed that a group of 4 year olds had a temporary lapse in cognitive function after watching 9 minutes of SpongeBob
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XEZdD TIL Christmas in the Middle Ages was more like Mardi Gras on steroids; including raucous parties that lasted for days, animal sacrifices, and adult trick or treating.