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TIL female lumberjacks are called lumberjills

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RlgQ TIL the Mississippi River ran backwards in 1812
Z8ZOD TIL of Black Bart, an outlaw who successfully robbed 28 stagecoaches and left this poem in one of them: I've labored long and hard for bread / For honor, and for riches / But on my corns too long you've tread / You fine-haired sons of bitches.
0wyyv TIL That the modern display of the confederate flag is not what was flown by the majority of soldiers of the Confederate States of America, but is the battle flag of the army of Northern Virginia.
J1MM1 TIL despite their strength and size, elephant's backs are not designed to carry weight as their bones actually extend upwards. This puts their spine at risk of 'caving in' when used for work like tourist rides. Left, ex-riding ele with caved-in back; Right, normal dome-shaped back.
0wLMN TIL Wally Amos, of Famous Amos cookies, was also the host of an adult learning program, Learn to Read on PBS in the late ‘80s. He has been advocating and promoting literacy for nearly his entire life.