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TIL trees have eyes on their southern side.

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x6B0B TIL the word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "forced labor," and was first used in a 1920 play where robots rebelled against humans.
l7Grr TIL Motown founder Berry Gordy is a second cousin to former President Jimmy Carter
W7Vm8 TIL that Larry Yount is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to be credited with one pitching appearance without facing a batter. In his only major league appearance, on September 15, 1971, he left the game during his warm-up pitches due to injury.
nW57b TIL only one person has ever lost the USA VP election and gone on to win the Presidential election: FDR, who won 4 times.
7rVeb TIL: In 1947, the Superman radio show did a series called "Clan of the Fiery Cross" in which they exposed many of the KKK's most guarded secrets. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them.