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TIL of 'Friendship Albums', a tradition among African-American women in the early 1800s from the middle/upper class. Empty books were passed around their circle and filled with philosophical, political or creative writing and art. Extremely rare antiques, only 5 such albums are known to exist today.

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4KpJ TIL that crows drop nuts in traffic to let the cars crush the nuts, then wait for red lights to stop the traffic so they can eat it.
PdrZ TIL: in 1962, Mike Wallace’s oldest son Peter went missing while exploring in Greece. Wallace flew to Greece alone, asked question, followed his son’s last know locations and found his body at the bottom of a hill where he fell while hiking.
Z8DN4 TIL the caduceus, the traditional symbol of Hermes which features two snakes winding around an often winged staff is often mistakenly used as a symbol of medicine. The Rod of Asclepius, featuring one snake around a rod is the correct symbol.
DaJP TIL Bill Murray once got lost in the jungles of Bali on a motorbike. He was later found putting on an impromptu show with all of the locals of a small village in attendance, even though he didn’t speak Balinese.
Eg8Pd TIL that Adolf Hitler was prescribed with different medications for his flatulence, including one made with extract from human excrement.