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TIL Crimean Gothic only died out in the 18th century.

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nev8o TIL "Lost in the Mall" is a memory implantation technique used to create memories of events that never took place
GbW4 TIL April 7th is National Beer Day because this is the date in 1933 that FDR signed the law that lifted Prohibition
xDmw TIL that the green iguana has a ‘third-eye’ called a parietial eye, in the middle of its forehead. This does not function in the same way as its two side eyes, but enables it to detect movement, especially from above, to help it avoid predators.
GBZQ TIL that two attorneys general resigned on a single night, in protest after President Nixon asked them to fire an independent special prosecutor looking into the Watergate scandal. It became known as the Saturday Night Massacre
69vPW TIL that people with synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second pathway, often possess unique and vivid perceptions of the world. For example, the letter "A" might consistently appear as red.