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TIL that a majority of confederate monuments were erected decades after the South lost the Civil War

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XEjO6 TIL of a tiger who terrorized rural villages in Asia and is estimated to have killed 436 people
VWQZ TIL That men were more likely than women to be upset by sexual infidelity and less likely to be upset by emotional infidelity.
nJwY TIL That upon his death President Dwight D. Eisenhower requested to be buried in a standard issue $80 coffin while wearing his army uniform. Despite being one of the most decorated men in the military he was only buried in the medals he earned on D-Day.
v4ML TIL that ‘meconium’, the first bowel movement of an infant, can be tested to determine if the mother smoke, drank or engaged in drug use during pregnancy. Meconium testings can be used in the US to determine the eligibility of the parents to keep their newborn child.
kO8yE TIL that U.S. Navy considered designing their ship bridges after Star Trek designs because they considered ideal for rapidly changing situations.