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TIL that the US House of Representatives has an official mace that can be used to threaten unruly congressmen.

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ANJx7 TIL all about the criminal Ed Gein and how his crimes inspired many famous horror movies, like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Psycho!
ypeV TIL Cats are happier and healthier when they are given “food puzzles” which help them follow their foraging instincts.
4kdgo TIL in 1942, the British government bought ALL the black tea available on the european market, considering it essential for the morale of their troops in North Africa
QLQe TIL that the most dangerous and deadliest animals in Africa based on the estimated number of human fatalities are the Mosquitoes and Hippos.
d8wN7 TIL that a British inventor created an earthquake bomb, which was used in WWII to great effect to destroy bomb-proof installations such as submarine pens. The same inventor later invented a bouncing bomb, which would skip across water to avoid torpedo nets and destroy dams