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TIL that there was a counter protest of thousands during the Madison Square Garden rally

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W7wd9 TIL that it is absolutely dangerous to swallow button batteries, because the battery reacts with bodily fluids and releases a strong alkaline substance which can burn through tissue.
v9ER TIL Garth Williams, illustrator of Stuart Little, wrote a kids book in 1958 called “The Rabbits’ Wedding”. An Alabama State Senator claimed the book was “propaganda for integration and intermarriage,” as the book featured a bunny with white fur and another with black.
DQvvY TIL Thomas Cullen Davis, an oil tycoon, shot his wife and her 12 year-old daughter execution-style. His wife survived and testified against him, but Davis was found not guilty of murder. He also tried to kill the judge overseeing his case, for which he was also found not guilty of attempted murder.
Y9n7 TIL that a NASA scientist conducted a tongue-in-cheek experiment to see what animals drivers are more likely to hit, he placed rubber fakes on the side of the road and found that 6% of drivers intentionally swerve to hit them, tarantulas being hit the most.
NLp1 TIL that in 2003 the computer term “Master/slave” was banned for being racially offensive by the Los Angeles County purchasing department