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TIL that “The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Rotation of the Earth”, a study co-authored by hundreds of physicists, is only one sentence long: “So far as we can determine, peanut butter has no effect on the rotation of the earth.”

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Mey1V TIL: At age 77, Aaron Burr married a wealthy widow. Soon after, she realized her fortune was dwindling due to Burr's land speculation losses, so she separated from Burr. For her divorce lawyer, she chose Alexander Hamilton Jr. The divorce was completed on the day of Burr's death.
M7K47 TIL "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" was first published 200 years ago (December 23, 1823) in a Troy, New York newspaper
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