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Today I learned: People in the 17th century actually believed in vampires

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k5A7 TIL >50% of sloth deaths occur on their once a week trip to the ground to dig a hole and defecate
lGJr TIL Alabama is the only U.S. state where a law prohibiting the sale of sex toys remains on the books, though Alabama residents are permitted to buy sex toys with a doctor’s note.
0dMwp TIL The "Pirate Accent" originates from a single actor. Robert Newton exaggerated his natural Cornish accent when he portrayed Blackbeard and Long John Silver in Various Films in the 1950s.
WZ7B TIL Petrichor is the name given to that earthy smell that accompanies rainfall.
ADW7d TIL that only 12 people have walked on the moon, and all within a 3 year span. No one has been to the moon since 1972, over 40 years ago.