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4kBOJ TIL John Adams Nearly abandoned the Treaty of Paris negotiations after the Revolution due to conflict over rights to fish cod, which he insisted was crucial to New England identity
vJkr TIL… Handshakes were originally meant to make sure that the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking was meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve. Source: http://ift.tt/2dN6n8I
OGlp4 TIL that the human body contains trace amounts of gold, approximately 0.2 milligrams in an average adult. Most of it is found in the blood and may contribute to joint health and electrical signal transmission.
9Y18Q TIL that according to an analysis of 1.6 billion words from 41,829 issues of 132 newspapers from 1830 to 1860, George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address was still "going viral" nearly half a century after it was first published
X0MR TIL David Bowie lived off nothing but Cocaine, Red Peppers and milk throughout the year of 1976