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Today I Learned that the Pineapple plant is a carnivorous plant

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XEwNR TIL that Iceland had a strike in 1975 called The Long Friday where women didn't do any work for a full day, paid or unpaid. And also learned Iceland is now ranked high in gender equality.
eGjE TIL that JFK took numerous medications during his time in office prescribed by a doctor nicknamed “Dr. Feelgood”. He was forced to stop administering Kennedy drugs by White House officials, and JFK’s leadership notably improved, leading to successes such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
m1PeO TIL there's a gene that greatly increase your chance of committing violence! It's the 2-repeat allele of the MAOA gene !
x6okD TIL Michelangelo created a sleeping Cupid figure and treated it with acidic earth to appear ancient. He then sold it to a dealer who then sold it to Cardinal Riario of San Giorgio who later learned of the fraud and demanded his money back. Michelangelo was permitted to keep his share of the money.
JQK1 TIL the famed black opera singer, Marian Anderson, while performing at Princeton’s concert Hall, was refused lodging at the nearest inn because of her race. Upon hearing this, one local invited her to stay at his home. That man’s name? Albert Einstein.