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TIL the SAT was adapted to fit an American “Common Core” education. Logic-based word problems for math were replaced with clear equations, arcane vocabulary was replaced with common words from the workplace, multiple choices were simplified from 5 choices to 4, and the essay portion is now optional.

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MeEd7 TIL some male and female duck reproductive organs have evolved into a biological arms race, with the male duck’s penis being long, corkscrewed and barbed to secure penetration and the female duck’s vagina being cork-screwed in the opposite direction to prevent penetration.
OLM1 TIL a man named ‘Colin Chisholm III’ and his wife were convicted of collecting nearly $168K in public assistance, including food, cash, and medical care, all while living on a $1.2M yacht. Chrisholm was the CEO of a satellite TV company and his wife owned a championship dog kennel.
Yp9BB TIL the Pony Express was only active for a year and a half. When business ended, they lost over $200,000, which is equivalent to over $6,000,000 in todays standard.
9YpGQ TIL the creators of ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’ ended up with so much footage after production that they actually made a second 90-minute film called ‘Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Film,’ which investigated group of unprofessional bank-robbing thieves called “The Alarm Clock.”
x6e60 TIL the estimated odds of a structure in Tornado Alley taking a direct hit from a tornado is 5,000 to 1