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TIL the song “Cotton Eyed Joe” predates Tchaikovsky and the US Civil War.

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OX9X TIL in 1972, a British nutritionist published a book called Pure, White & Deadly in which he warns about the dangers of sugar and advises following a low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss. It would take over 40 years for his work to be recognized by other scientists.
4X8ma TIL that on October 30, 1950, the US government bombed Puerto Rico to suppress nationalist feelings to become independent
grK9X TIL that lemurs of the Indriidae family have feet so modified to grab onto and jump between trees that they can't properly walk on ground. Instead they must hop around like complete madmen.
d9Wd TIL that Chuck Palahniuk’s grandfather killed his wife and children before turning the shotgun on himself. Chuck’s father hid under the bed and was the only survivor, but was later murdered by his girlfriend’s ex-husband.
OG6ag TIL bears in Yellowstone can eat 40,000 moth grubs per day.