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TIL that if your SSN was issued before 2011 it reveals where you lived when you got your number. The first 3 digits correspond to a specific state.

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GAy4j TIL the peace sign is also known as "the V sign" in some of the British commonwealth nations, and has various meanings based on how its presented. When displayed with the palm inward toward the signer, it can be an offensive gesture similar to showing the middle finger, dating back to at least 1900.
gYQ8 TIL that in 1861, the entire student body of the University of Mississippi enlisted in the Confederate Army as a single company. They suffered a 100% casualty rate during the Civil War.
epP1b TIL in the 2nd century the Dumnoni lived without money, obtaining the necessities of life by exchange
QNWlX TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves.
wLPGo TIL about E.D. Morel, the shipping clerk who revealed Belgium's atrocities in the Congo. He noticed shipments of ammunition going to the Congo, and coming back with ivory and rubber. His superiors offered him a promotion in exchange for his silence. He refused, quit his job, and became a journalist.