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TIL Hookworms infested up to 40% of the population in the South after the civil war…symptoms stymied development for decades and bred stereotypes of lazy, moronic Southerners.

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GDj5 TIL in 1999 the legal and historical record of Martin Luther King assassination was changed when his family won a civil suit proving with evidence that the CIA and a restaurant owner were responsible for the death of Mr. King and not James Earl Ray who was actually convicted.
O0L1 TIL In the 50’s, the CIA tried to assassinate Fidel Castro by slipping an exploding cigar into his private supply
9w8nm TIL of honeypot ants, force fed until their abdomen swells, they function as food storage for ants.
g5yL TIL that exercising makes you both more productive and happier for the day that you exercise. It affects your brain function and memory, and the positive effect lasts for the entire day.
7r1xP TIL 82% of Americans can't drive a manual transmission car