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TIL George Washington Carver had nothing to do with inventing peanut butter, it was Marcellus Gilmore Edson, a Canadian

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VBdwp TIL the record for the longest pregnancy is held by Beulah Hunter who gave birth to a healthy baby girl in 1945, over 100 days past her due date.
6EbGY TIL a nurse named Niels Högel is one of the most prolific medical serial killers of all time (85 confirmed, 300+ suspected). He administered lethal doses of heart meds to patients so he could try to revive them in front of colleagues for attention and praise.
1Ra8 TIL that the EPA lets you see where your electricity comes from using your zip code
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j6rNR TIL elephants can hear clouds