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TIL in the 1952 Texas gubernatorial election, Allan Shivers went against... Allan Shivers

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oQ0r TIL that there is a whale known as the “world’s loneliest whale”. It calls out at a frequency not heard by other whales and therefore receives no response… It swims the oceans in search of others and receives no reply…
gMGo9 TIL new car smell is created when volatile organic compounds from adhesives and sealants used in car manufacturing emit noxious gas into the car, known as off-gassing. Individually they aren’t harmful, but together they could cause health problems by long-term exposure.
6A77 TIL that Battleship originated during WWI, played in a pad-and-pencil format.
x6975 TIL that Judith Love Cohen, an aerospace engineer, was troubleshooting problems with schematics on the day she went into labor, called her boss to let him know she had fixed the problem and then delivered Jack Black.
aw9nZ TIL in China, young adults could give nudes to secure financial loans. Failure to repay these loans resulted in the nudes being shared to family and friends.