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TIL that the human species is the only one with the ability to accurately throw objects

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m1MER TIL that the brown paper bag test is a term in the African American community to discriminate against darker skinned black people by comparing their skin tone to a brown paper bag. Many were barred from having access to resources and public spaces because of it.
vPwEj TIL that in 2018, during a local election for mayor in Makassar, Indonesia, a man ran unopposed and received more than 260,000 votes. He lost to a blank ballot, which received over 300,000 votes.
4XNMw TIL of Friedman’s Golden Arches Theory that no two countries with MacDonalds have ever gone to war
9wEXG TIL about the Millennial whoop - no, it's not what you think! - but it is a vocal melodic pattern that especially prevalent in 2010s pop music - one early example of its usage in the new millennium is the song "In the Shadows" by the Finnish band The Rasmus from 2004
X04QR TIL Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski was most likely intersex.