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TIL that Bobby Kennedy stuck pins into an LBJ Voodoo Doll he was gifted at a party

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Z6PD TIL that when a bill was presented to legalise same-sex marriage in Iceland, no members of parliament voted against it.
XAr TIL that c800, the Muslim scientist al-Jahiz developed a theory of evolution involving natural selection and passing on of successful genes
D17vV TIL During WWI female munitions workers were nicknamed "Canary Girls" because exposure to TNT is toxic, and repeated exposure turns the skin an orange-yellow colour reminiscent of the plumage of a canary
0dvGR TIL when adjectives are strung together, there is an order to them to sound “correct”, the order being Opinion, Size, Physical Quality, Shape, Age, Colour, Origin, Material, Type and Purpose.
Y7m9r TIL of Goodhart's law which states "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure" due to people gaming the outcome.