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TIL the HBCU, Spelman was named after Laura Rockefeller whose maiden name is Spelman

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awKLy TIL about "Quaker Cannons," invented during the American Revolution by George Washington's 2nd cousin, William. Having no real artillery while assaulting loyalist troops in a fortified barn, Washington had a log painted to resemble a cannon and threatened to open fire. The enemy leader surrendered.
6drJ TIL that Orca’s will drown great white sharks by holding them upside down in their mouth and inducing tonic immobility. They then eat their liver and let them sink to the bottom of the ocean.
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