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TIL the 2nd amendment was passed so the federal government could form “well-regulated militias” to put down civilian rebellions - not to protect individuals from government tyranny

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KOxW6 TIL: The "BookIt!" program still exists and - YES - you can still get free Pizza Hut pizza by reading books.
ne6xW TIL billions of years before humans built their first nuclear power plants, 17 natural nuclear reactors were producing energy in Gabon
Vrl8 TIL the R2-D2 props used in Star Wars: The Force Awakens were constructed by long-time droid-building hobbyists, one of whom cheekily offered his services to Kathleen Kennedy at a Star Wars convention in 2013
GY1dN TIL that the United States avoided the thalidomide tragedy because FDA inspector Frances Kelsey blocked its approval based on lack of safety data despite pressure from her FDA supervisors and the pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, 10,000 thalidomide babies were born in Europe, Australia, and Japan
p8E5b TIL in a study of 1,000s, the score for "dark triad" (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) was subtracted from "light triad" (Kantianism, Faith in Humanity, Humanism) to an avg. balance of 1.3, suggesting the avg. human tends to the light more than the dark.