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TIL that New Orleans is located in Louisiana

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JYRdj TIL: An 18th century German named Matthew Birchinger, aka "the little man of Nuremberg," played instruments, was a calligrapher and a famous magician. He performed tricks that have never been explained. Yet he had no hands, legs, or thighs, and was less than 29 inches tall.
N7baN TIL the European Union banned the marketing of products as "superfood" unless accompanied by an authorized health claim supported by factual scientific evidence
w7kM TIL The Hammer of Thor is one of the official religious emblems available for headstones in U.S. military cemeteries.
6EEVw TIL Muon Tomography used to find a new chamber in the Gaza Pyramid was also used by Toshiba and the US Los Alamos Nat. Lab. to assess the situation inside the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi
OG4BX TIL Sugar gliders are one of the few species of mammals that exhibit male parental care. The oldest codominant male in a social community shows a high level of parental care, as he is the probable father of any offspring due to his social status.