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9wOvD TIL that the first woman elected as a state senator in the US was a Mormon who practiced polygamy and won the election by defeating her own husband as her opponent.
Y7Gwv TIL: Though uncommon, some peoples used entire bird carcasses, with wicks pulled through from anus to mouth, as candles.
7e1L TIL that Devin Gaines earned 5 bachelor degrees with honors simultaneously at the University of Connecticut, averaging 24 credits/semester and 3 hrs of sleep/night. He drowned in 2007 because he didnt know how to swim.
ADr6x TIL that some dolphins form boy bands to that sing together to attract females and these "bands" can stick together for decades
neYl7 TIL when entering a highly-competitive energy drink sector with a low marketing budget, Red Bull needed to come up with a unique way to create brand awareness. Red Bull decided to strategically place empty cans of its product around garbage cans outside of popular late night venues in London.