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TIL that the small town of Wallace, ID (pop. 971) is actually the center of the universe

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4Yyo TIL Beyonce’s hit song “Run the World (Girls)” is a heavily sampled version of a song by 3 men, and was co-written by 2 other men. The only female writer or producer involved in the song was Beyonce herself.
0w44j TIL In 1723 the death rate in London outstripped the birth rate and it remained higher for the next decade. Gin was to blame. Women addicted to Gin neglected their infants or quietened them with Gin.The term 'Mothers Ruin' survives to this day
wJPJ TIL that it’s the fear of stress, rather than the stress itself, that causes health problems. By viewing stressful situations as a positive and challenging experience, you remove almost all health issues associated with stress.
71lP TIL Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński lived through twenty-seven revolutions and coups, been jailed 40 times and survived four death sentences. He said that he felt at home in Africa as “food was scarce there too and everyone was also barefoot.
6ZBZ TIL there is a large frozen mass under Antarctica that stretches almost 14 miles and we have no idea what it is.