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TIL Alabama still has a segregation law in their constitution and voted not to repeal it as recently as November 2012.

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4XG6w TIL there are (probably) hidden moose in New Zealand. There hasn't been a confirmed sighting since 1952, but DNA evidence suggests they're still around.
7rQJb TIL about the Holomodor, a man-made famine in 1930s Ukraine that killed up to 12 million ethnic Ukrainians. Some scholars believe that the famine was planned by Joseph Stalin to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement.
NXP46 TIL A camel's hump does not hold water. It actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. With proper food and rest, the hump will return to normal.
XXND TIL During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian word for 40, “quaranta”, is where we get the word “quarantine”.
WK6d TIL An octopus escaped from its tank at a New Zealand aquarium, crawled across the floor and into a pipe that led to the ocean