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TIL there is a Kappa Kappa Kappa (KKK) fraternity that is older than the Ku Klux Klan

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R7Mlw TIL there is rare genetic variation (SNP rs121912617) that allows people to sleep 2 hours less a night with no ill effects.
NXLw1 TIL: Southern Californians are known for saying "the" before a freeway number. I found this out because ChatGPT guessed where I'm from based on how I talk. Wow.
8a7GX TIL in the 1960's, The Catholic Church in Malta declared that voting for the Labour Party was a mortal sin, and voters were refused absolution, last rites and burial in sacred grounds, and sometimes were refused by employers
XQdD TIL that wasp stings are alkaline but bee stings are acidic
95Er TIL The end of slavery led to starvation and death for millions of black Americans