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TIL the collective term for cardinals (the bird) is a Vatican

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DQrGe TIL that following the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia in the surrounding area rose by more than 2000%. The city is still struggling with the aftermath over two decades later.
yV7Gl TIL in 1876, Texas set aside vast tracts of land for the state university system. At the time the land was considered to be worthless but was later found to contain oil. As of 2015 the fund is worth $17 billion.
Lkoav TIL the 1969 Beatles song "Come Together" was written for Timothy Leary, who was running for California governor against Ronald Reagan, however Leary received a 20-year sentence for marijuana possession ending his bid.
6E6aQ TIL the phenomenon of forgetting things when you enter a room is called "Doorway Effect". Crossing from one side of the door to the other side causes a mental block in your brain to erase the old memory and make a room to a new one
kJGb5 TIL that there are two opposite 'colour schemes' for boat directions in the world: one where red marks starboard, and green marks port; and one where it is the opposite.