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TIL Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds. The internet just gives them a “megaphone to announce their opinions.”

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yQRGV TIL the state of Delaware was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). He introduced Pocahontas into English society. As governor-for-life of the Virginia Colony, he died at sea on his way to investigate claims of abuse in the colony and it is believed that he was poisoned.
y1w TIL that it took Jon Stewart 14 min to single handedly cancel the cnn show crossfire
W7ge4 TIL that the tallest tree ever measured wasn’t actually a redwood. It was an Australian mountain ash. Which was recorded at a height of over 130 meters!
YpG5Z TIL After courting the female seahorse and securing her eggs, the male seahorse carries the babies through pregnancy and delivery.
lQEN TIL Michael B. Jordan’s father is named Michael A. Jordan