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TIL: That upwards of 50% of all accidental deaths in the Tudor period were drownings

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4Yng TIL that Plants of the Fenestraria genus produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid to transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.
xgpD TIL that the idiom “You kids get off my lawn” was ascribed to elderly first-generation homeowners who prided their lawns as a symbol of new-found affluence post WWII
M7JZ7 TIL phrases like "needs washed" is acceptable grammar across a large part of the US.
a8Enb TIL that Ohio has its own state flag pledge that can be said in schools after the Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge was adopted in 2002 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the state's flag.
mdjP TIL that mobile phones often have two completely different phone numbers attached to them which are both usable. One is the one you think your number is and the other is called an Mobile Identification Number (MIN), a number your carrier uses to ID you.