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TIL that Killing People to use Their Remains for Get Rich Quick Magic is a Serious Problem in Modern Nigeria

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9YYOM TIL Ohio Congressman Ralph Regula spearheaded an effort to prevent renaming Mt McKinley to Denali from 1975 to 2009 because it would tarnish the legacy of Ohio-born President McKinley (who had no ties to Alaska or the mountain).
WkrB8 TIL that the official title of the Austrian Emperors listed 48 different kingdoms, duchies, principalities, lordships, and counties that were under their rule, and 4 more "etcetera"s
GwaN TIL Winston Churchill found so much enjoyment and relaxation in laying bricks he even joined and paid dues in the Bricklayer’s Union. He even inquired in a letter “is there is a rule regulating the number of bricks which a man may lay a day?…and what are the restrictions on overtime?”
mxDJE TIL that "free-range" is a USDA regulated term. Free-range chickens must have free access to food and water and the ability to roam free, but typically do so in massive indoor sheds. Further, free-range chickens only need "access" to the outdoors. A hole they can stick their head out of is enough.
ZpdnB TIL modesty can be fatal. Studies reveal people often refuse to remove wet clothes in freezing conditions, risking deadly hypothermia, or strip for anthrax decontamination showers, delaying lifesaving measures, increasing toxin exposure, and creating challenges for emergency responders.