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TIL that venomous snakes can commit suicide by biting themselves.

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Wx7o TIL a French man on trial for witchcraft in the 1500’s decided to troll his accusers before being sentenced to death and declared that not only was he indeed a sorcerer, but there were more than 300,000 others in France alone, setting off mass hysteria across the country
P16G TIL that American Indians called themselves “red” and Chinese people called themselves “yellow” long before they encountered Europeans. [pdf]
OkZX TIL the earliest historical record of pillow use is from about 7000 BCE in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia.
X7NE TIL the budget for nuclear weapons is not included in the Department of Defense spending. It falls under the Department of Energy.
rgX0 TIL that Shakira was rejected from the school choir because her music teacher said that she sounded “like a goat.”