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TIL one of the longest writings preserved in Pompeii is the poem of a woman yearning for another woman

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oR4MA TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands
4Dkb TIL FedEx uses several empty cargo planes that roam the country’s skies overnight in circuitous flight paths, ready to divert on demand in order to accommodate unexpected package volume.
gMXkD TIL: James Richardson spent 21 years in jail for murdering his 7 children who died after eating a poisoned lunch. Among the facts concealed by the prosecution; the babysitter had who served the poisoned meal was a convicted murderer on parole for poisoning her husband. He was exonerated in 1989.
yQGVp TIL that the “Tetris Effect” occurs when you focus so much on something— such as a video game— that you start to see it in real life and during sleep
woYoJ TIL The last time it took more than one ballot to elect the Speaker of the House was 100yrs ago in 1923.