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TIL That people tend to overestimate their ability to effectively relay emotions over email

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eVoD TIL Dave Chappelle based his character Clayton Bigsby (the black white supremacist) on his own blind grandfather.
788Vb TIL about the Little Joe, a hand-held pistol crossbow used by the OSS from 1942 to 1945
pjb4 TIL that larceny is basically the act of stealing someone’s property. Robbery is the act of larceny plus the element of force or intimidation. Burglary is larceny that involves an element of breaking and entering.
wowQ8 TIL Biting insects continue to be used as sutures in parts of Africa and South America. The edges of the wound are brought together, and an ant is allowed to bite through both ‘lips’; when its jaws are firmly locked, the insect’s thorax and abdomen are broken off, leaving the head and jaws.
b6OyN TIL that during the Battle of Matilda in the War of 1812, a Canadian militia were ambushed by a much larger American militia. The Canadians who had half the number of men, nevertheless emerged victorious.