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TIL Ambidextrous people have significantly lower IQ’s than left/right handed people

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PDWZ TIL North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights, stolen by a Union soldier in 1865, was recovered by an FBI sting operation in 2003
BLJd TIL: When it comes to child support, the percentage of “deadbeat” moms is actually higher than that of dads who won’t pay.
Xxk6 TIL Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez fought for 6 hours straight and had 37 puncture wounds, exposed intestine, broken jaw, and eyes caked in blood. He was pronounced dead until he spat in the face of a doctor who was zipping him up in a body bag.
gMPQW TIL of La Mancha Negra, a black substance that has oozed from roads in Caracas, Venezuela since 1986 causing multiple car accidents and claiming thousands of lives. After years of study and millions of dollars spent to identify it, there is no definitive explanation.
rRlaW TIL: Hannibal's army used vinegar and fire setting (heating and wetting rocks to make them crack) to widen paths in the Alps. This allowed him the room needed for his elephants.