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TIL - Pterodactyls were not dinosaurs, they were just flying reptiles that hung out with dinos

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OopZ7 TIL that for much of the 20th century, the US state of Oklahoma practiced blatant sexism when it came to alcohol: women were allowed to drink 3.2% beer at 18 and everything else at 21, whereas men weren't allowed to drink anything at all until 21.
VM9EQ TIL the 1966 Rolling Stones song "Mother's Little Helper" was written about the hypocrisy of middle-age housewives, who often criticized the spread of drugs, but often popped prescribed pills like valium to get through the day.
yQdrw TIL that the blind spot problem that occurs while driving was solved in 1995, when engineer George Platzer published a 16 pages paper detailing the correct set up procedure of sideview mirrors.
pyn8 TIL the highest paid woman CEO in the US was born a male.
W44o TIL the Bobtail Squid stores bioluminescent bacteria in its underbelly that emits the same amount of light that shines on top of it, making its shadow disappear and rendering it invisible to predators below: ultimate camouflage.