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TIL that making references to the Bible,the Constitution,and US Supreme court decisions, are indicators you may be part of a domestic terrorist movement.

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jNY0R TIL John Walker created the match by accident in 1826. He was scraping a mixture of dried chemicals off of a stick in his hearth and it caught fire. Against the advice of friends he did not patent his idea, leading to others greatly profiting off of his invention
j6JZX TIL of the first interactive TV program, Winky Dink and You had children drawing and playing games on a static electricity-charged clear vinyl sheet on their TV screens.
b6xn0 TIL The Roman Emperor Elagabalus took power when he was 14. He would often prostitute himself, and offered vast sums of money to any doctor who could give him a vagina.
my7E TIL the recipe for Angostura Bitters is a closely guarded secret, with only one person, passed hereditarily, knowing the whole recipe.
YpJVA TIL that elephants are so complex they are able to mourn, cry, have mental breakdowns, play the drums, paint, mimic humans’ speech and show basic arithmetic skills.