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TIL the people of Ancient Rome had a toilet god

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b6WbQ TIL one of the only great white sharks to do relatively well in captivity was intentionally culled for safety reasons after 10 days. The aquarium sold out tickets for the public to see the shark before it was killed.
W7GxA TIL: Only members of the genus Homo can touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger.
MexAV TIL of the Thud experiment where participants faked hallucinations to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital but then acted normal. They were forced to take antipsychotic drugs to be released.
167VV TIL In an experiment, participants were asked if they would be willing to pay either "a $5 fee" or "small $5 fee" to have DVDs shipped overnight. Spendthrifts were indifferent, but tightwads were 20 percent more likely to pay the fee if called “small.”
W1go TIL that only 1/3 of the people in America really supported the American Revolution in 1776