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TIL that Kellogg’s corn flakes were actually created to help control sexual urges

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d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.
pKbO TIL that Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Croatian province of Slavonia have diplomats meet every month to exchange mail sent to the wrong country.
YGPr TIL that Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower shooter, asked for an autopsy to be done after his death to determine what made him kill. The autopsy found a tumor pressing on his amygdala, possibly influencing his actions.
DWXj TIL that sea snakes are often thirsty and dehydrated; they are dependent on rainwater, which accumulates as a thin layer on the surface of the ocean.
wQLP TIL Dogs can recognize when we are mad, and intentionally don’t make eye contact with an angry human. They also do their best to calm us down.