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TIL pseudoscorpions are a thing

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dDRVK TIL about Dr. Richard Jarecki a medical professor who figured out how to beat roulette and won a fortune in the 60's.
X0GrP TIL in 1916, Woodrow Wilson ran for re-election on the slogan "He kept us out of war," promising to maintain neutrality during World War I. But shortly after his surprise win, he led the US into the war in 1917, sparking significant backlash and dramatically shifting the nation's foreign policy.
WW9B TIL that Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar was murdered in 1994, as retaliation for having scored an own goal.
W7y48 TIL that blackcurrants were once grown in the U.S. until their growth was restricted in 1911. The restriction was to protect pine trees from blister rust fungus, which use the plant as a host.
eprWL TIL in the band name "The Smashing Pumpkins" "smashing" is not a verb, but meant in the British sense of the word like "extremely good, wonderful, or impressive"