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TIL Memphis has an advertising campaign to discourage murder called Real Men Don't Murder

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4kgbJ TIL of physio-kundalini syndrome, a scientific measure of spiritual enlightenment in Hinduism
epnQg TIL, in 19 seasons in the NBA, Shaq made one 3 pointer.
GanE TIL the tallest tree in the world, the largest tree in the world (by volume) and the oldest tree in the world (non-clonal) are all in California.
8a1yK TIL The Wizard of OZ was an allegory for progressivism—The cowardly lion represents politicians bowing to big business, and the tin man and scarecrow are workers and farmers. Dorthy is America, erroneously following the yellow brick road (gold standard) but saved by her silver slippers (in the book)
VM0QQ TIL that an Irish suffragette named Mary Maloney followed Winston Churchill around in his every move for a week ringing a very large bell every time he tried to speak. Her most famous “interruption” was on May 6th 1908 while Churchill was campaigning in Dundee.