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TIL how schools are making kids dumb.

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oB4VA TIL in the 1930s, Dr Suess used parts of deceased zoo animals shipped from his father to create fake taxidermy mounts of the creatures he would go on to illustrate in his famous children’s books.
VREm TIL Over 2000 years ago, Eratosthenes of Cyrene managed to calculate the Earth’s circumference without ever leaving Egypt and he was accurate to within 2%
awrOb TIL in World War 2, German POWs in America were shocked by how African Americans were treated. This was due to the prisoners working alongside them in the fields, allowing them to become closer over their shared labour.
PGrn TIL that the airheads white mystery flavor is just the leftover flavorings that couldn’t make a full batch
5LD9 TIL that in Iceland the belief in Elves is so pervasive that it can determine government action. From roads avoiding large rocks (where the Elves “live”) to construction permits sometimes requiring the aide of a mystic who can ask the elves to move.