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TIL that Puritans started a “War on Christmas” in the 17th Century, considering it hedonistic and heretical.

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OoDNX TIL In 1959, police were called to a segregated library in S. Carolina when a 9yr-old Black boy refused to leave. He later got a PhD in Physics from MIT, and died in 1986, one of the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger. The library that refused to lend him books is now named after him.
XANk TIL that while investigating the Mississippi Burning case, authorities found the murdered bodies of 9 other black men unrelated to the 3 Civil Rights workers they were there to find.
maME TIL a cat’s memory is at least 200 times better than a dog’s. But felines are more selective, and remember what they think is useful to them. Short term memory for a dog is about five minutes; cats remember much longer, up to 16 hours
pY0B8 TIL - About dimethylmercury, it's a form of mercury but way stronger. It's a neurotoxin that can kill you with 2 drops or 0.1 mL.
YyoA TIL the Japanese anthem is so controversial for some people that a Vice Principal once killed himself instead of honoring the flag and anthem like he was required to by the Board of Education