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TIL the languages of Hawaii and Madagascar are related

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b100 TIL Lake Michigan gets so clear after winter’s ice melts that you can actually see shipwrecks in the depths from the air.
MeWmB TIL until the Anatomy Act of 1832 (UK) there weren't enough corpses for medical schools and body snatching proliferated to a point grieving families had to guard graves after burial. Robbers didn't steal jewelry/clothes as that was a felony punishable by death/transportation; a body was only a fine.
LkpBZ TIL that Mr. Dink's last name from the cartoon Doug represents his Dual Income, No Kids status, which is why he is often seen with "very expensive" gadgets all the time.
LlW0 TIL Cats can get addicted to chasing the red light causing behavior problems. They will just constantly chase around a light or shadow and pounce upon it. They just spend their whole lives wishing and waiting
EgJ7 TIL that the composer of some of the most beautiful Renaissance madrigals was a mass murderer