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TIL Pitbulls were once commonly used as babysitters

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xVpj7 TIL that hydrangeas are nature's pH meters
wLP0W TIL that if you add 250ml of ethanol to 250ml of water, you get less than 500ml of liquid. This is because strong hydrogen bonding draws the different molecules closer together, and because ethyl molecules interfere with any open spaces in the water, causing them to pack closer together.
4KX5 TIL Jenny McCarthy’s son doesn’t even have autism.
WpZ9 TIL that the tomb complex of the Biblical King Herod was found nearly two hundred years ago, but his actual resting place remained elusive (despite zealous investigation) until this past decade–due to the complex’s size: the lowest portion of the complex in itself covers approximately 40 acres.
GAK1g TIL that Aladdin is actually originally a Chinese fairy tale. In it, Aladdin actually has a father, but Aladdin is so lazy that the father dies of disappointment. The mother is still alive and spends the rest of the story trying to help her son get married