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TIL: Horses only have one toe on each foot

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rRwb1 TIL about Continuum, an AIDS denialism magazine that shut down because all its editors died from AIDS.
1GN8 TIL that Charles Guiteau chose an ivory handled revolver to shoot President Garfield because he wanted it to look nice when it was put on display in a museum after he used it.
W7Dd TIL certain acronyms such as KIGY (Klansman I greet you), AKIA (a Klansman I am) and AYAK (Are you a Klansman) allow Ku Klux Klan members to secretly affiliate with and identify other KKK members.
xVlDw TIL cheese is high in tyramine, an amino acid linked to migraines. Monterey Jack and mozzarella have low tyramine, making them preferable substitutes for migraine sufferers.
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