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TIL that Grover Cleveland allegedly date-raped a woman, got her pregnant, forced her to put the child in an orphanage, and committed her to an insane asylum.

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5EEQ TIL that lawn darts (“Jarts”) were banned in the US and Canada in the 1970’s and 1980’s and the ban still stands today.
vQND TIL that rabbit starvation, also known as protein poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that is caused by eating too much lean protein and too little fat, carbs, and other nutrients – even if the person is consuming an enormous amount of calories
XEjOD TIL Casu Marzu is a sheep milk cheese where live maggots are introduced to partially decompose it before human consumption. And it’s only available on the black market.
mRJE TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini knew each other personally and were good friends until they had a falling out when Houdini failed to prove to Doyle that his magic tricks were illusions. Doyle refused to accept this as he believed Houdini actually had supernatural powers.
rDNw TIL that 90% of the United States’ disco balls are made in Louisville, KY.