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TIL Valentine’s day remembers Saint Valentine, who was arrested, beaten by clubs, and beheaded for refusing to stop performing marriages

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ZQK4 TIL: The vast Library of Congress (paper) card catalog is abandoned in place, gathering dust in the basement
lovZ5 TIL there is a subset of people that can function perfectly fine with less than 5 hours of sleep. They are early birds, night owls and short sleepers at the same time and do not need the assistance of coffee or mid-day naps to function. They are the Sleepless Elite.
5ZED TIL someone got so fed up with being on the mailing list of a scientific journal, they wrote a study titled “Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List”. The paper was accepted.
rRPn0 TIL that citrus trees are almost always grafted and need to have their "suckers" removed if they're growing from the original rootstock (below the grafting point). Letting them grow could overtake the "scion" variety meant to produce the edible fruit. The rootstock fruit is usually watery and bland
P1b0G TIL that researchers believe that up to 65% of people with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY chromosomes) are never diagnosed. The condition usually isn't diagnosed until puberty or adulthood because of how mild the symptoms are.