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TIL that due to J. Edgar Hoover’s excessive abuse of power, Directors of the FBI are now limited to 10 years in office.

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neOLo TIL That dogs and cats circle around before bedding down as a throwback to their wild ancestors. Their survival instincts provoked them to position themselves in the direction of the wind to pick up predator scents and choose the best angle for keeping an eye on the environment.
7rpP Til When forks were first introduced in 11 century Tuscany they were condemned by the clergy, arguing that human fingers were created by god and only they were worthy to touch god’s bounty. 100 yrs later introduced to England by Sir Thomas Becket. The Spork was of course the work of Witches
yQeMv TIL the "blue ribbon" in the name of Pabst Blue Ribbon does not come from it winning a first place blue ribbon in any contests. It comes the fact that little blue ribbons were tied around the bottles between 1882 and 1916.
wxXo TIL the Tesla Model S is so safe, it broke the safety testing equipment.
aw84y Not really, but urine has been a faddish health drink for centuries nonetheless. Celts in the Iberian peninsula gargled it to whiten their teeth about 50 years before Christ; amaroli is a Sanskrit word that refers to urine therapy, which in ancient Ayurvedic practice meant imbibing urine in the morning, mid stream; Proverbs 5:15 is thought to be in support of the act ("Drink waters from thy own cistern, flowing water from thy own well"); and J.D. Salinger famously sipped his own, as did the former prime minister of India, Morarji Desai, who even appeared on 60 Minutes to defend his habit.Click here to launch a gallery about urine therapy.