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TIL the FBI maintains an 83-page glossary of Internet slang. And it is hilariously, frighteningly out of touch.

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DQ9Ae TIL that general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had a funeral for his leg
Zjgv TIL that the blind do not actually see darkness. Instead, they see a constant barrage of light in different shapes and sizes.
awQoo TIL: Michigan has the only floating post office in the United States. It’s called the J.W. Westcott II. It operates out of the Port of Detroit and delivers mail to crew throughout the Detroit River.
Eg5Zw TIL that in 2004, 1/3 of the men in the Pitcairn Islands were accused of assault. Their defense rested on the fact that British sovereignty of the islands was illegitimate, as the colonists were descended from Royal Navy mutineers. A new Court had to be created specifically to have jurisdiction.
m1lY TIL Scientists have been working on possibly cloning a Neanderthal questioning the risks of putting it into our environment and the workarounds.