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TIL the Wachowskis Brothers (directors of the Matrix) have BOTH transitioned to female

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oRmNo TIL that the phrase “Immaculate Conception” refers not to the belief that Mary became pregnant as a virgin, but to the belief that she was conceived without the “original sin” described in the book of Genesis that everyone else is born with.
x69xk TIL that despite over 30 witnesses to the 1955 murder of Lamar Smith, veteran and Civil Rights activist, in broad daylight outside the courthouse of Brookhaven, Mississippi, no witness - who included the local sheriff - would testify in the case, and so the crime went unpunished
K0gJ TIL in 1800s in Wyoming, cattle barons hired killers to kill small settlers, when sheriff posse cornered them, the US President ordered the 6 th cavlary to rescue the trapped killers from law enforcement.
VaAm TIL that honey bees wouldn’t die after stinging if they were given ample time to spin free from our skin
4XPJw TIL with the exception of Brazilian Cachaça, the USA does not have specific geographical indications for Rum produced in various locations (e.g., Jamaican, Martinique, Dominican Republic, etc.) as it does with other spirits.