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TIL that, while Edgar Allen Poe was known for his horror writing, he was also fond of high-profile hoaxes and practical jokes.

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M5QA TIL Hawaii uses the Union Jack in its state flag. It was never a British territory.
4XGBN TIL What the sheet music painted on the butt of one of the subjects in the Hieronymus Bosch painting 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' sounds like, and it's kind of incredible
JYoY4 TIL only female mosquitoes bite. This is because they require blood to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes don’t feed on blood. Instead, they eat nectar and juices produced by plants.
yQEnV TIL Teeth are only able to experience one sensation, that being pain. When you eat or drink something too hot or too cold, or a dentist operates on your teeth, you will only experience pain because that is the only thing the nerves around your teeth respond to.
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