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TIL the common saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results” didn’t originate from Einstein, Ben Franklin, or Confucius but rather from Rita Mae Brown’s paraphrasing a quote from Narcotics Anonymous in 1983.

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p8Emp TIL that Aaron Hernandez admitted to being gay/bisexual. He committed suicide in prison 2 days after being outed on a radio show (and 5 days after being acquitted of the double homicide trial in 2017).
4X9E6 TIL that Rolling Stone Magazine published a 6-page article of future stand-up comic Bert Kreischer while he was attending Florida State University. The article, naming him the top partyer at the nation’s number one party school, became the inspiration for National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.
aa7A TIL male horses masturbate by rhythmically slapping their penis against their stomach.
ANRj7 TIL that the largest building in the state of Kentucky is a 4-million sq ft cavern underground. The former limestone mine, called "Mega Cavern," meets the definition of a building due to its support structures. Multiple attractions inside are open to the public year-round.
nWl8W TIL Female dogs can have a False Pregnancy that mimics the symptoms of real pregnancy, including producing breast milk