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TIL that the first man to wear a top hat was arrested for causing women to faint and creating a riot that ended up breaking a young boy’s arm.

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RykQ TIL One of the thirteen articles in the 1781 US Articles of Confederation states that if Canada wants to be admitted into the United States, it will automatically be accepted.
Z8EwQ TIL of the "End-of-History Illusion". The perception that you have reached a maximum of personal growth, your potential, and that no new personal maturing will happen in the future.
1aRv8 TIL that British doctors performed a covert study of the length of time chocolates last on nurses' stations in hospitals, published in the British Medical Journal. They found that the 'decay rate' of the chocolates follows an exponential decay pattern with a half-life of 99 minutes.
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