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TIL The original Bill of Rights was to consist of 12 Amendments. However, the states only ratified Articles 3-12. Article 2 was ratified in 1992, and Article 1 is still pending to this day.

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D10DD TIL: with regards to health, obesity is a far more widespread threat than malnutrition.
R6Y1 TIL: Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen pregnancies in the country.
nWnlo TIL Super Hurricanes (hypercanes) form only in waters of 120F or higher. These extend into the stratosphere and will destroy the planets ozone layer if they're not stopped quickly.
wVJP TIL The mathematical properties of the arch-angel Gabriel’s supposed “Horn of truth” has been solved.
xVAK1 TIL that between 1995 and 2000, hundreds of girls in the US went through estrogen therapy that often causes serious long-term effects, to prevent them from growing taller because of perceived social harms of being “too tall”