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TIL there was a 12th Amendment that was passed by Congress that, with the current US population, would require 6,658 members of the House of Representatives.

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4DEN TIL the actual Maria Von Trapp had a cameo in The Sound of Music
OoOZY TIL Our brains are so advanced with listening to other people speaking that it’s easy to tell what their facial expression is (like smiling, frowning) based on their voice alone
a8w19 TIL in 2015 the US Forces wanted to update the 'loose lips, sink ships' warning from WW2, Warning against sharing information with others outside the forces. They had to tailor it for the Social Media generation, and came up with: 'loose tweets destroy fleets'.
4k466 TIL: Sperm whales are so named because of a waxy substance known as spermaceti found in their heads. This substance was used in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles in olden days leading to these whales being the primary target of the whaling industry
j6MxE TIL that the only palindromic hit song by a palindromic artist is SOS by Abba.