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TIL the higher someone’s I.Q. the more likely they are to be sleep deprived.

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X0XRE TIL Abraham Lincoln once said "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races"
GJ6Q TIL that when complaints were filed calling for the dismissal of Ulysses S. Grant due to his drinking habits, Lincoln responded, “I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”
VEgZ TIL that the coffee taster for Costa coffee has his tongue insured for £10m
GAw9J TIL in 50,000 years' time, Niagara Falls will have eroded the remaining 32km to Lake Erie, and will therefore cease to exist.
ZOJY TIL that the guy who wrote The Anarchist Cookbook became a teacher, denounced his book, and was unaware of how many perpetrators of violent crimes had a copy of his book in their possession.