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TIL O.J. Simpson’s father was a proud drag queen.

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Bgg4e TIL about Pseudomonas syringae, a plant pathogen capable of nucleating ice on plants which is responsible for the formation of snow and hailstorms that can be used used to make artificial snow.
dEOd TIL the fastest man made object ever made was a manhole cover that was propelled to a speed of more than 41 miles per second due to an underground nuclear blast in 1957.
p8xyO TIL that eating uncooked squid without removing the Spermatophores can inseminate your mouth with squid sperm that bite and give a stinging sensation.
8ePZX TIL "My Michigan", the state song of Michigan, is seldom used and has never been used on formal state occasions because they would have to pay royalties, the copyright not ending until 2028
vae8 TIL when the CDC found that having a gun in your home made it more likely that you would be murdered, the Congress, lobbied by the NRA, effectively banned further federal studies of gun violence.