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TIL that in 2018, the town of Mayo, Florida changed its name to Miracle Whip

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POKE TIL: One of Tyrannosaurus Rex’s “tiny” arms could curl 430lbs.
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E4jX TIL the wage gap has been largely debunked and is actually a misrepresentation, encompassing “all full time women” and “all full time men” without adjusting for basic things like their education, how many hours they work, or even what job they occupy.
dD6Vr TIL: that when "old age" is cited as cause of death in a medical context, the person had multiple illnesses and it is not clear which one killed them; it has gotten less common over time due to better medical detection
Z8WMB TIL When Congress imposed a gag rule in 1836 to suppress debate about slavery, ex-President John Quincy Adams refused to comply, risking censure and spending the next eight years introducing thousands of antislavery petitions until the rule was repealed.