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TIL the US government poisoned industrial alcohol during Prohibition, leading to the deaths of around 10,000 people.

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d8DY8 TIL of Ba'al Pe'or- An idol mentioned in Talmudic texts, in which to worship it, you defecated on it.
KO6ER Today I Learned a Futurama writer with a PhD in applied math created a mathematical theorem just for the purpose of using it in a Futurama episode to expose young people to higher level math.
LmbQ TIL the standard “headphone jack” connector has been roughly the same since 1878
Q1kX TIL: the 19th amendment was ratified due to one vote, cast by Harry Burn. He was originally against women’s sufferage, until he received a letter from his mother.
rJry TIL Two rescued elephant herds gathered to the funeral of the conservationist who saved their life. It took them 12 hours to get there, without any sign or contact with them to “announce” his death. They hadn’t visited the home in over 3 years, and left after 2 nights and 2 days of grieving.