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TIL that King Henry the 8th’s dead body exploded in his coffin.
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TIL after being asked to return to work, a former slave told his former owner to send him $11,680 in back pay for the years he and his family worked for him just to consider returning.
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TIL the term 'computer' used to mean humans who performed tedious, repetitive calculations by hand. Many of whom were women and some became the early programmers in a time when men refused to code because it was seen as "woman's work"
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TIL According to a study, East Asians are capable of digesting seaweed because their gut bacteria went through repeated “genetic upgrades” that enabled them to digest and absorb seaweed.
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TIL That There Is A Nikola Tesla Statue Provides Free Wi-Fi to Silicon Valley
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TIL Alligators killed 3 people in the U.S in 2015, including a 22yr old burglar, and a 28yr old who’s final recorded words were “Fuck the alligators”