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TIL that 18th century British churches employed "sluggard wakers" to whack the heads of parishioners who fell asleep during the service

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oldE TIL that the less people know about important complex issues such as the economy, energy consumption and the environment, the more they want to avoid becoming well-informed, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
8aXyb TIL: The Oakland County Child Killer, an uncaught serial killer who killed 4 children in Michigan. After he abducted his final victim, the victim’s mother published a letter, begging her son to return for his favourite meal; KFC. His body was found soon after. His last meal had been fried chicken.
BQvb TIL the Redlove Era Apple is red all the way to its core
EgyJW TIL Tetris is called Tetris because of the Greek prefix “tetra” which means four, which is how many blocks are in a Tetris piece.
R5MWj TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report.