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Today I learned the The Ouija Board was born from Americans’ obsession with Spiritualism in the 19th century. Since then, it’s functioned as a reflection of their deep-seated beliefs and anxieties for more than a century

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xnx5 TIL that in 1996 small town Spanish Fork, Utah accidentally booked a Rage Against the Machine concert and citizens promptly lost their shit. “I’m concerned there might be a riot or something. It kind of scares me, that’s why I’m getting out of here,”
J1Kgm TIL that "aubergine" is another name for eggplant
kJrvm TIL a United States government contract to create synthetic rubber gave birth to Silly Putty.
xVBZ1 TIL that the Allied Forces had planned to bomb the Toyota factory but the company was saved by the end of WWII
b9nJ7 TIL sea otters have pockets and many adults carry their favorite rock at all times to break open clams and other shellfish.