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TIL Justice Frankfurter disliked Chief Justice Vinson to such a degree that when the issue of segregation came before the Court and Chief Justice Vinson, a segregationist, suddenly died; Frankfurter remarked on it as: "the first solid piece of evidence I've ever had that there really is a God"

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8aW4L TIL of chemist Carl Scheele, known for discovering oxygen, molybdenum, tungsten, barium, hydrogen, and chlorine, as well as organic acids, died at just 43 as a result of the cumulative effect of exposure to arsenic, mercury and lead. Despite his discoveries, for years others were given credit.
WkjGX TIL that when a horse becomes pregnant with twins, the standard practice is to abort one by a vet crushing the embryo.
pYZEA TIL about the Dickin medal which was created in 1943 in the UK to award the work of animals in World War II. It has been awarded 75 times, most recently in 2023 to Bass, a Belgian Malinois of the US Marine Special Operation Command.
NXel1 TIL about Juan José Cabezudo, a queer Afro-Peruvian chef and street-food vendor who lived in 19th century Lima. Known for his tamales, he was one of the most famous and well-documented cooks of post-independence Peru, being responsible for Bolivar's farewell dinner before he left the country.
mYbO TIL there’s a website called freerice.com that asks you vocabulary questions, and donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme for every question you answer correctly.