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TIL 6 of the 20 Salem Witch Trials victims were men.

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v4o4 TIL that Robert Zemeckis was so frustrated with the cliffhanger ending of The Empire Strikes Back that he purposely put the trailer & release date for Back to the Future 3 at the end of Back to the Future 2 so that the audience would know that the story would be completed in six months.
PYO7w TIL that gorillas sing happy songs while they eat. They don't sing the same song every time and they even sing louder while eating their favourite food.
69oD8 TIL the largest single celled organism can grow up to TWO inches
yVDeM TIL that Japanese people custom of saying "moshi moshi" when answering the phone is somewhat rooted from historical belief that ghosts and spirits couldn’t say the word properly.
9w5MG TIL that former West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood holds the unique distinction of being the states youngest and oldest governor. He was first elected in 1956 at the age of 34, decided against running in 1960, and then successfully ran for a second term forty years later at the age of 74.