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TIL Edith Kanaka'ole was a major player in preserving Native Hawai'ian culture

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ny6o TIL when you go to the hospital, the color of your socks means something: red socks indicate allergies; orange means the patient is a potential flight risk; purple signals “do not resuscitate”; and yellow socks have been identified as being most at risk of falling.
OGLo4 TIL 4 Men in Maharashtra, India Gang-Raped, Killed and Ate a Protected Monitor Lizard
kOA6d TIL Robert E Lee was depressed during and after the civil war. After Gettysburg he walked around telling his soldiers "It's all my fault" and before his surrender he was observed to be deeply saddened, wandering aimlessly by himself, carrying a piece of chicken for which he could find no hunger
yGkv TIL that Mormons believe masturbation leads directly to circlejerking which in turn makes you homosexual
jV6X TIL Your brain is 40-60% fat, which gives it buoyancy to float in the surrounding cerebral fluid. Without this, your brain would be crushed under its own weight.