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TIL San Antonio, Texas has the highest percentage of gay and lesbian parents in the US

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w0Oo TIL That when the trench gun was introduced by the U.S. during World War One, the German Government issued a diplomatic protest claiming that the shotgun was prohibited by the law of war.
vPRwj TIL that “poop sweats” — the hot flashes one can get while excreting — are caused by stimulation of the vegus nerve, which is why diarrhea can trigger the urge to get naked.
WL58 TIL that no scientific experiment has ever been done (or could be done) to prove that time exists.
QJLPp TIL in 1974, the British Army took over Heathrow Airport. Although it was publicly said to be practice against an IRA plot, PM Wilson and the government had no knowledge of the exercise. It was later revealed that the British Army was planning a coup, and it was a trial run.
1YVX TIL the Common Kestral used to be called a “Windfucker”