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TIL about Mills End Park, the world's smallest

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AJ7l TIL the Statement of Purpose of the National Organization for Women once had a section calling for the “reexamination of laws and mores governing marriage and divorce” with a focus on giving men more rights in the lives of their children.
ANg5a TIL Pliny the Elder was a naturalist and author who apparently died trying to mount a boat rescue for victims of the Pompeii disaster.
NXnxP TIL There's a marshmallow plant. It has been used since antiqity for a number of reasons, including a honey-sweetened confection for sore throats.
Jobk TIL the inventor of the ATM originally envisioned 6-digit PIN codes, but his wife couldn’t remember more than 4 numbers, so that became the minimum and currently most popular length.
epgY5 TIL The Bacterial Flagellum is a naturally occurring motor that spins up to 100,000 rpm with nearly 100% efficiency and can reverse its rotational direction in milliseconds