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TIL that the writer of the Mexican National Anthem, a love poet, didn't think he'd be able to write such a thing for an on-going national anthem competition. His fiancée frustrated, then lured and locked him into her parent's bedroom, until he slid out a piece of paper after four hours.

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xVmjo TIL of “Chronostasis”, a type of temporal illusion in which a new event introduced to the brain can appear to be extended in time. Chronostasis causes the “stopped-clock illusion” which is why the first second after looking at an analog clock can appear to be longer than normal.
Egg0o TIL South American independences were planned by Thomas Maitland, the Maitland Plan consisted on capturing Buenos Aires and Chile, and then emancipate Peru and Quito. It was not employed by Britain but José de San Martín who was introduced to the plan, he would "liberate" great part of the continent
0wonj TIL a ship loaded with ammonium nitrate exploded in Texas in 1947. It remains the worst industrial accident in US history.
Y7Jkd TIL obesity was associated with $1,861 excess yearly health costs per person, accounting for $172.74 billion in annual extra costs
9w6JD TIL: The concept of "Net Carbs,"was created by Atkins Nutritionals Inc. It is not based on any scientific studies and the term was dropped from their program by Atkins in 2004 for being "too vague." Neither the FDA nor the American Diabetes Association recognizes the term or the concept as valid.