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TIL that the first female US senator, Rebecca Latimer Felton, was also the last congressperson to ever own slaves.

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58xR TIL that the syndrome of sneezing when under the sun is called ACHOO (Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) (or just photic sneeze reflex)
awewo TIL The oldest known soldier to have served during the American Civil War was Curtis king who enlisted in the Union Army at 80 years old. By all accounts he served his country honorably.
VMDn4 TIL That the cremaster muscle is responsible for moving your testicles up or down. It expands and contracts according to temperature – moving them further from the body when it’s warm and closer to the body when it’s cold.
84JG TIL That the Rockefeller owned Standard Oil was declared a monopoly, forced to split into 33 companies in 1911 including Exxon and Mobil which then re-merged in 1999 into ExxonMobil the 8th largest company in the world.
BrgOb TIL up to 1/3 of American tourists to Scotland believe haggis is made from a small, wooly, highland creature known as a "wild haggis."