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TIL that in some states there is a legal definition of being an idiot and that these people are not allowed to vote

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x0d1 TIL that Nimrod, recorded in Genesis as “a mighty hunter before the Lord” is now used to mean a dimwitted or stupid person because of Bugs Bunny who sarcastically refers to Elmer Fudd as “nimrod,” an ironic connection between “mighty hunter” and “poor little Nimrod”, i.e. Fudd. No one got the joke.
Dv6v TIL Cornell University requires students to take a swimming test at orientation. If they fail, they have to take a Beginning Swimming class.
J17Gk TIL If bright light makes you sneeze you may have ACHOO syndrome, a medical mystery over 2500 years old.
yQ74V Today I learned that tigers can’t purr but they do make an adorable sound when they are happy
GApgJ TIL About Operation Underworld — when the US Government and the Mafia Collaborated to stop Nazis