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TIL that Congress unanimously congratulated the St Louis Cardinals on their 2006 World Series victory

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DMlP TIL that man by the name of John Leal put chlorine into a city’s water supply unbeknownst to anyone else which eventually landed him in court. His work would go on to cut the infant mortality rate in half and dropped the rate of death for typhoid nearly to zero.
yVyev TIL - There are many Scientologists who have chosen to independently practice the beliefs and techniques of Scientology for decades, with absolutely no influence from the official Church. The Church considers them heretics.
ogw7 TIL the reason why champagne can legally be produced in California is due to the fact that the US Senate never ratified The Treaty of Versailles
MZla TIL that the record for a ‘polyglot’ (person fluent in multiple languages), is held by a 19th century British Governor to Hong Kong - who could fluently speak 100 languages and was familiar with approximately 200. The greatest living multi-linguist speaks 39.
A8wx TIL: Blowing into a vagina can cause an air embolism, resulting in a heart attack, stroke or trouble breathing. Luckily this is rare.