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TIL that a man escaped from slavery, by not running away, but by mailing himself through the post office to a free state

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9Y0eG TIL about Julian Mathias Buchwald a man who made his girlfriend think that they had been kidnapped by a satanic cult for six days, all so he could convince her to have sex with him.
gbaW TIL that the English word “much” and the Spanish word “mucho” are not related at all, despite having similar definitions. “Much” comes from Proto-Germanic “mikilaz”, while “mucho” from Latin “multum”. Their similar appearance is a complete coincidence.
vPyrR TIL 96% of the mass of mammals on earth are us and the livestock we’ve domesticated as well as 70% of all birds on earth are domesticated poultry, mostly chickens.
oRJo7 TIL that for the first-time ever, total off-course golf participation (27.9 million) surpassed on-course participation (25.6 million) in the US in 2022. Off-course participation includes: standalone driving ranges, golf entertainment sites (Topgolf etc) & businesses w/ simulators or screen set-ups.
mxvrx TIL nearly 10 percent of US adults believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows.