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TIL that the New York Times Best-Seller list is not a mathematically objective factual content based on sales figures, but editorial content protected under the US constitution as free speech

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R5WWQ Today I learned that Shel Silverstein once made an adult cartoon version of his popular story The Giving Tree. Entitled "I Accept the Challenge", it was about a naked woman who cuts off a naked man's arms and legs, and then sits on his torso.
epW9b TIL that The Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands was an joint stock association, incorporated in 1553. It led to the commencement of English trade with Russia, Persia and elsewhere, and became known as the Muscovy Company
ANA6o TIL about a study analyzing the link between Young Male Syndrome (YMS) and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (sTBI) - Being male is not significant except if alcohol is involved, and intoxicated males tend to survive more than sober ones
bDE9 TIL of “The Green Man”, a man severely disfigured as a child who would take long walks only at night in western Pennsylvania. Urban legends at the time said he glowed green, whereas in fact he was real person who was liked by his family and neighbors.
gMdjA TIL of Edmond Albius. As a 12 year old slave boy in 1841, he invented the technique for pollinating vanilla orchids profitably. Without this technique, it’s unlikely that vanilla would be nearly as well known as it is today.