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TIL The town of Linlithgow, Scotland features a black hound on its coat of arms based on an old folk tale. Because of that, those born within the town are known as "Black Bitches"

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74WM TIL that a 1944 opinion poll found that 13% of the U.S. public were in favor of “killing off” all Japanese men, women, and children.
OGVkg TIL according to the (US) National Earthquake Information Center there are approximately 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year, or 55 per day, with about 16 major earthquakes in any given year.
QLja TIL When they return to Earth, astronauts have to fill out government travel vouchers as if they were on regular business trip. Link to Apollo 11 voucher in comments.
R507w TIL that the name for the band Devo comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the band's related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
ao4N TIL of Udre Udre, a Fijian Islander who was the most prolific cannibal in the world with over 872 victims in his lifetime.