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TIL Birds can eat rice safely, they don't explode and die. It was a 1996 urban legend that has been spread every wedding season.

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7mVx TIL in Tudor England, the teeth of the well-to-do frequently went black from sugar. This started a short-lived fashion trend of ladies blackening their teeth to give the impression they were rich enough to buy luxury goods
DQgAJ TIL that in the late 1800s, religious activist and U.S. Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock destroyed more than 30,000 pounds of books, and influenced Congress to ban the sale of "obscene" books. The resulting law was so broadly applied that some medical textbooks became illegal.
mxvwO TIL about Union Pacific's restoration of UP 4014 "Big Boy". When completed in 2019, it will be the largest, heaviest, and most powerful operating steam locomotive in the world.
OxQL TIL that the popularity biking in the late 1800s prompted women to be more mobile, pushed women’s clothing to be less restrictive and more comfortable, and eventually became an emblem of women’s rights.
W76go TIL scammy manufacturers are now making blue USB 2 connectors, so you have to count pins to verify actual USB 3 connectivity