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TIL Burr tried to start his own country in Mexico after the duel with Hamilton

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nWG6d TIL Same-Sex Behavior is common among 1,500 animal species (everything from mammals to crabs and worms). It has consistently been underreported and rarely published even though it is widespread and natural in the animal kingdom.
VN8Z TIL that approximately 90% of our serotonin production happens in our gut.
Z8P5a TIL Many families in San Francisco's Chinatown make $30,000 or $20,000 a year. $117,400 for a family of four is now considered “low income" in the city
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4krYg TIL about Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. Sax survived multiple near-death experiences, including falling from a height, swallowing a pin, and surviving poisoning. Despite these challenges, he went on to revolutionize music with his creation of the saxophone in 1846.