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TIL that much of what we know about narcolepsy comes from studies of Dachshunds, who can experience narcoleptic fits due to the excitement of receiving yummy tinned food

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8alYK TIL in one of Thomas Jefferson's letters to James Madison in 1789 he stated that the Constitution and laws should expire after 19 years. This was to allow the new generations to learn from the past and change accordingly, it was also to prevent older generations from "binding" subsequent ones.
0d4kj TIL a clear fishing wire is attached to posts surrounding the entire perimeter of Manhattan. From 1st Street to 126th. This string is part of an Eruv, a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.
W7gJA TIL that the two major political parties/groupings in Victorian Britain used gentlemen's social clubs as their official headquarters, complete with printing presses and mail franking, whilst horse-drawn cabs ferried MPs from the club to Parliament for votes in 8 minutes flat.
VM1l8 TIL The Western Fence Lizard's blood kills Lyme disease in Ticks that feed on them. The lizard is credited for the relatively low incidents of Lyme disease in the Western United States.
yV8Dw TIL: the world’s largest snowflake was recorded in Montana in 1887? It measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick