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TIL that legally, New York state considers burritos to be sandwiches

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J11b8 TIL that in the 1950’s Dr. Curt Richter conducted a series of tests with rats in which the first set drowned in water after 15min. But the next set were dried off and placed back in the water and remained alive and swimming for up to 60hrs. Showing that idea of “hope” can keep them alive longer.
NXXKe TIL that the Alt-J album cover “An awesome wave” is a European Space Agency satellite image of the Ganges River Delta in Bangladesh and India and was found by the band when they searched for images related to the word “delta”, the triangle symbol for the band
r0Zo TIL the reporter who broke the story about the CIA selling Cocaine in the US had his reputation smeared, career destroyed, and was found dead from TWO gunshot wounds to the head… it was ruled a suicide
Z85oY TIL that people dress up in full suits of armor and go at each other
W6kd TIL most Southern U.S. English speakers make no phonic distinction between “pen” and “pin” and this is one of the most widely recognized features of Southern speech today.