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TIL in 1992, 28000 rubber ducks fell off a shipping container in the Pacific and revolutionized our understanding of ocean circulation

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Emmo TIL that H.P. Lovecraft wrote an entire essay on why he thought cats were better than dogs.
wodgW TIL about the great African American migration. Between 1910 and 1970, 6 million black Americans moved out of the rural south to urban northeast, Midwest, and west due to segregation and discrimination in the south.
a8k6M TIL of 17 year old Trey Sims who was prosecuted for sexting his gf, detective David Abbott got a search warrant authorizing him to take photos of his erect penis. Detective also made him to masturbate so he can take pics of his erect penis, court deemed this search illegal 3 years later on appeal.
kORje TIL that the tiniest piece of ceramic (like from a broken sparkplug) can shatter tempered glass with minimum force.
6Ea9W TIL that the soft foundations and surrounding soil that caused the Tower of Pisa to lean have also been the reason that it survived at least four major earthquakes.