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TIL that, in his book Natural History, roman philosopher Pliny the Elder adviced to "rub the teeth with ashes of burnt mouse-dung and honey" for the bad breath.

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e0ZjL TIL about Patsy Mink, a law school graduate who was prohibited from taking the bar exam because she was a married woman. In 1964, she became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she authored Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in education.
NRlM TIL a “Sploot” is the word for how some pets lay stretched on their belly with their legs behind them
5YGVR TIL in 1943 to save copper for WWII production, the US Mint made pennies from steel with a coating of zinc. These pennies had a silver appearance rather than the traditional copper coloring.
JYRev TIL that President Truman's decision to relieve Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951 may have been decisive in preventing the outbreak of a global nuclear conflict.
XG7P TIL President Reagan was stalked by a man who called himself “Catman,” and who not only sent letters and “close-up photographs of his intended victims,” but also “lots of photos of cats.”