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TIL That in Michigan , saying “god damn it” makes you guilty of a misdemeanor.

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4bkg TIL In 1854, cholera broke out in London. Using spot maps, it was shown that the majority of cases occurred where the water pump in Broad Street was closest. However, monks within that area didn’t get cholera. Investigation showed that this was because they only drank beer, not water.
R5lKQ TIL that for centuries, numerous African populations were purported to be illiterate by European academics. In fact, they'd been using Ajami for literature and communication. Ajami adapts the Arabic script for many African languages, like Roman script is used for European ones...
awPXM TIL that the Alfred, formally known as the Black Prince, became the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag; the precursor to the Stars and Stripes that we know today. The flag was hoisted on the Delaware River by John Paul Jones and this event was documented in letters to Congress
BrJlb TIL Alexander Scourby recorded the first audio book version of the King James Bible. The American Bible Society distributed the recordings as The Talking Bible, a set of 169 LP records with a running time of 84.5 hours. Scourby recorded 422 books and considered Talking Books his most important work.
yQLBl TIL a Butt is a unit of measurement, 130 - 151 US Gallons