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TIL Facebook introduced a new newsfeed then cancelled it - the user experience was so good that users no longer spent so much time on Facebook, reducing ad profits.

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OR86 TIL the Dionne Quintuplets, born in 1934, were identical and conceived naturally. Their mother, who already had five children, was expecting twins. She was pre-eclamptic, went into early labor, and gave birth at home. In total they weighed 13.4 lb., but thrived and were never admitted to hospital.
d81NZ TIL a single Dutch restaurant is blocking Wendy’s from opening in the EU
MeMEK TIL that on September 8th 1935, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, senator Huey Long was assassinated by Carl Weiss. Years later, the case was reopened, and it was revealed that senator Long was accidentally shot to death by his bodyguards, who opened fire on Carl Weiss when he pulled out his gun.
Z8LbD TIL the Anglo-Moroccan alliance in 1601 discussed a joint attack on the Spanish in their American colonies, with a view to setting up predominantly Moroccan colonies.
Np5b TIL when Samuel Wallis and his crew discovered Tahiti, they were given a friendly welcome. The relationships became particularly friendly when the sailors discovered that the women were eager to exchange sex for iron nails. This trade became so extensive that the loss of nails destroyed the ship