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TIL of DMHO - the joke to call water by an alternative chemical compound name (Dihydrogen monoxide)

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GYdaN TIL on 1958, Jimmy Wilson, a Black Alabama handyman, was sentenced to death for a $1.95 robbery
5r9P TIL: Tapping the top of your motorcycle helmet is the same as flashing your lights at somebody to warn them about cops or speed traps. pass it on
lND7 TIL that to help illustrate the hippo ballerina scene in ‘Fantasia,’ Disney animators hired a 200-pound woman to move about on a sound stage, studying how her flesh quivered and which parts were under the greatest strain.
mMKp TIL the average lifetime cost of raising a dog is $23,410
KYLXJ TIL in 1971 a group of activists broke into an FBI office in Delaware and got away with 1000 secret documents. The plan was to do the heist during "the match of the century" between Ali and Frazer, predicting that security would be glued to their tv's for the match, and thus distracted