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TIL Justice Antonin Scalia died on the same ranch they filmed “There Will Be Blood” and “No Country For Old Men”

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PwJO TIL that a father’s genes promote the baby’s weight in the womb, regardless of maternal health, while a mother’s genes limit the baby’s weight, regardless of fetal health, and a delicate balance is achieved via this conflict
W7yk4 TIL the "snake oil salesman" is attributed to Clark Stanley who gained national attention marketing snake oil at the 1893 World's Fair. In 1916 a USDA analysis concluded there was no snake oil in his concoction at all, and that it was 99% mineral oil. He was fined $20 ($543.69 in 2022).
X0nD TIL That in 1992, four teenage girls tortured a 12-year-old girl and burned her alive in Indiana due to a jealous rage.
b8M9 TIL there is a Penny Lobby in the United States to keep the one cent coin in circulation even though it is produced at a loss. The lobby was hired by Jardin Zinc Products, who is the sole provider of penny blanks to the U.S. Government.
b6QDN TIL that sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don’t drift apart 🦦💕