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TIL A bill was introduced in Maine to outlaw tomatoes in clam chowder

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GvjG TIL Johnny Weissmuller, famous actor for playing Tarzan, was in Cuba during the Revolution. While playing a round of golf he was surrounded by rebels. He let out his trademark yell. Recognizing it, the rebels led him to safety.
ANrlB TIL infants initially defecate in diapers because they have not yet been taught how to use the toilet.
rNyw4 TIL the plural of sarcophagus is ‘sarcophagi’
d8dZr TIL in 1830, the UK grew increasingly worried about a war starting between France and the Netherlands. To solve this problem, a 'buffer' country was formed in between them to ease tensions: Belgium.
rRPLx TIL the man who discovered the placebo effect, Henry K. Beecher, was a medic in WW2. After running out of morphine doses for his soldiers, he gave them a saline solution which did not include an active drug. To his surprise, most patients reported pain relief, despite having severe war injuries.