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TIL that critics of FDR’s New Deal called it the “Jew Deal” because they felt it was “Jewish or Communist” inspire.

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rNNNM TIL why brain size doesn't correlate with intelligence. People have long been tempted to link brain size and cognition. The intuitive notion that a “big brain” means “more intelligent” was first threatened some time ago, when we discovered animals with larger brains than ours: elephants and whales.
a8PEy TIL Princess Leia's look in the original "Star Wars" was inspired by a Mexican Revolutionary.
kJrdg TIL the Wheeling, West Virginia Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River was built in 1851 to accommodate horse and buggy crossings. For almost 170 years is was able to handle the changing vehicle traffic until a tour bus in 2019 ignored multiple warnings and got stuck under a height barrier.
0jER TIL all characters on The Simpsons have 4 fingers except for God, who has 5.
GYQ7g TIL about bees in Brooklyn who produced red honey which led to an investigation at a nearby marachino cherry factory which led to the discovery of a marijuana farm beneath the factory. The owner committed suicide before getting busted.