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TIL that people fantasy draft the National Spelling Bee

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adpA TIL of a mysterious unsolved murder where two dead men were found wearing lead masks and suits next to a notebook that said “Be at the place arranged at 16.30. Take capsules at 18.30. After feeling the effects, protect half the face with lead masks. Await the agreed signal.”
6XvJ TIL Ash’s mom (from pokemon) used to date Giovanni, and was a member of team rocket.
nkwd TIL that there are children in Japan that can do massive calculations in seconds with a purely imaginary abacus, where it looks like they are manipulating nothing but air.
707L TIL at a Marine Mammal Studies Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in trash that fell into the pools in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get more fish out of it.
MpPa TIL that Haiti is the only nation in the western hemisphere to have defeated 3 European superpowers, and the only nation on earth to have been founded by a successful slave revolt