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TIL in the US, people running to represent a congressional district in the US House don't have to live in the congressional district in order to be able to be eligible to run

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kOeXB TIL that Timothy Dexter, an american businessman in the 1800's, managed to build a fortune by embarking on ridicoulous business ventures, such as shipping coal to Newcastle, one of the foremost coal-exporting cities in Britain, which only succeded due to local workes having gone on strike.
5YgPR TIL women using oral contraceptives blink 32% more often than other women on average for unknown reasons.
VgJp TIL the name “Safeway” comes from the store’s policy of not letting you go into debt buying groceries.
vPdw7 TIL: The Dutch version of Santa, Sinterklaas, instead of having elves he had Zwarte Piet, or "Black Pete", originally depicted as an enslaved demon, he helped distribute candy, take naughty children to Spain in burlap sacks, and deliver coal. In 2020, however, Zwarte Pete was gradually removed.
1avD8 TIL Sperm whales are the loudest animal on the planet, sperm whales uses echolocation and vocalization as loud as 236 decibels