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TIL that most places in the American South named Lincoln are named for the Revolutionary War general Benjamin Lincoln rather than Abraham Lincoln.

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p8Xj8 TIL about the manzanilla de la muerte or "little apple of death", one of the most toxic trees in the world. The milky white sap present in every part of the tree is so toxic that standing beneath the tree during rain is enough to cause one's skin to blister.
Z8a8v TIL In 2006, China slaughtered 50,000 dogs after three people died of rabies. Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot. Owners were offered 63 cents per animal to kill their own dogs before the beating teams were sent in.
d8Er8 TIL That Jupiter is so massive that it orbits an empty point in space above the surface of the Sun (and so does the Sun)
N7ekJ TIL the US Supreme Court ruled “Citizens may resist unlawful arrest to the point of taking an arresting officer's life if necessary.”
R7Gw4 TIL the probability of at least "Low-Level Intelligent Life" on other planets in the Milky Way is as high as 75%.