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TIL: Mary Jo Kopechne asked Ted Kennedy for a ride back to her hotel from the party. But she left her purse and hotel key at the party.

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07Xp TIL in Caracas, Venezuela, as kids go to bed on xmas Eve, they tie a string to their big toe, leaving the other end outside their bedroom window. Streets are closed to cars until 8am for people to roller-skate to early mass, tugging on hanging string as they go by to wake the ones that are sleeping.
b9xg4 TIL It is a common misconception that we lose most heat from our heads. If you immerse your head in cold water, it adds around 10% to overall heat loss. This is not excessive given that the head accounts for 7-9% of the body's surface area.
NXXEM TIL some experts believe Stonehenge was designed to line up perfectly with the sunrise on the summer solstice (21st June) as a symbol of fertility. The outer 'male' stone casts a phallic shadow that penetrates the inner stone circle and hits the recumbent ‘female’ altar stone.
67xJ TIL alpacas go to the toilet together
N7n9b TIL that due to the genetic similarity between humans and gorillas, gorillas are susceptible to many of the same infectious diseases that affect people, especially respiratory illnesses.