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TIL catnip makes a better mosquito repellent than DEET

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kJP8E TIL that it was practically illegal to own gold in the US from 1933 to 1974. Roosevelt signed an Executive Order to force all citizens to turn in almost all gold for about $20 per ounce, then declared the value of $20 in gold to be worth $35 in paper currency - creating a massive inflation.
1aRpX TIL Many University Athletes Read at an 8th Grade Level and the NCAA Systematically Hides This
NJgE TIL of the existence of “Ring galaxies” - galaxies in which the majority of stars and gas coalesce in a donut-like shape around the center, in contrast to the typical galaxy in which stars and gas coalesce at the center itself.
Y7E4Z TIL that the new Superman is the grandson of the first Choose Your Own Adventure author, Edward Packard.
gx99 TIL a woman donated a kidney to her boss, who then fired her when she took too long to recover from the operation.