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TIL that in 1923 a small town in Kansas elected a 3-year-old as mayor, but he was removed 5 months later because the people realized that he wasn't able to run the entire town

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Zp9WY TIL there is £80m worth of unclaimed premium bonds in the UK
R7n0j Humpback whales are far better known for their bellowing "songs" that can travel up to six miles, but the animals also have quiet voices. Biologists have observed humpback calves “whispering” to their mothers in tones that can be heard only within 330 feet—a strategy to prevent predators, such as orcas, from eavesdropping. Calves also want to avoid adult male humpbacks, which may try to separate the calf from its mother to mate. This shortened time with its mom could ultimately weaken the calf, which needs to drink 50 gallons of milk a day to fuel up for its long migration.
dD78r TIL Many of William Faulkner’s novels are set in a fictional Mississippi county called Yoknapatawpha, which he based on Lafayette County, where he spent most of his life.
M7gVW TIL that Christian Science runs the CSM. This may seem like a "well duh" revelation but Christian Science believes that all diseases are in the head (basically the medical version of flat eartherism) while the CSM is actually quite a reputable source and even won a few Pulitzer Prizes
WkWE9 TIL of an attempted plane bombing in 1985 where the bomb went off an hour early, while still in the airport. The perpetrators did not realize that Japan does not observe daylight saving time, so the bomb went off before it made in onboard.