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TIL that the Voynich Manuscript obeys the law of Zipf, making it very plausible that it’s either derived from a real language or is an incredibly advanced hoax.

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rdjo TIL in 1917 journalist H.L. Mencken published a hoax news article stating bathtubs were popularized in the US by Pres. Millard Fillmore after he had one installed in the White House. Thirty years later, even after he admitted it was false, it was still being reprinted as fact.
d8pQE TIL Jimmy Carter is the only US President to have served a full term and not appoint a Supreme Court Justice.
mxj1y TIL that Thomas Jefferson made his own version of the Bible, called The Jefferson Bible, by literally cutting and pasting passages from Greek, Latin, French, and English bibles that referenced Jesus' moral teachings, but left out his miracles.
dDMOQ TIL that mice are terrified by a chemical signal produced by cats, rats, and other predators. These chemicals led the mice to stop or stay close to the ground while they carefully assessed their surroundings.
obNr TIL there is a jellyfish whose sting will leave you with and “Inpending sense of doom” and suicidal thought lasting up to two weeks