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TIL that in 2000, fundamentalist Mormon leader Warren Jeffs ordered his followers to pull their children out of public schools, leading one school district to drop from 1,200 students, to less than 250.

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aQOZ TIL: Even though t-shirts were created around 1904, they were never considered to be outer wear until WWII when soldiers were seen in pictures wearing their undershirts w/ combat pants, leading to the Greaser style in the 50s and later having images printed on them
X0rxQ TIL of the Grasshopper Mouse which feeds on highly venomous prey (centipedes, snakes, scorpions). Not only do Scorpion stings have little effect on the Grasshopper Mouse, but it can actually get pain relief from them.
VBdjB TIL that the longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters! Today I learned that the longest word in the English language is the chemical name for "Titin," the largest known protein found in the human body. This word has 189,819 letters and would take about 3.5 hours to read aloud!
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