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TIL Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt.

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kOD14 TIL about the existence of a psychosomatic/hysteria condition called PPS, where it is believed that if a horny dog bites you, you will get pregnant and you will give birth to the puppies from your penis
awaNo TIL when JFK was only 3 years old, his father Joseph Kennedy narrowly escaped the infamous 1920 Wall Street bombing planned by a group of anarchists who used a wagon full of lead weights as a bomb. The explosion killed 38 bystanders, however, Kennedy was thrown unharmed to the ground.
R50kl TIL: There was a cricket match in 1939 between England and South Africa which lasted 12 days, it is affectionately referred to as the "Timeless Test"
EgZDP TIL San Francisco allows people to park in the middle of the road ("the median") on Sundays on certain streets. For many years, law enforcement gave the blind eye to the practice in the name of ‘parking for God’ so people can go to church, it became permissible by law officially in 2018.
WxA9 TIL Albert Einstein would appear to women in a silk bathrobe where it would “accidentally” pop open. He would then make a move depending on the woman’s reaction.[30:04]