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TIL That Mississippi Only Just Ratified the 13th Amendment, Which Banned Slavery, In 1995.

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5VOWD TIL Tootsie Roll Industries produces a giant one-pound version of a Sugar Daddy which has 1928 kcal.
9wkap TIL about Bicameral Mentality, a hypothesis which argues that the human mind once operated in a state in which cognitive functions were divided between one part of the brain which appears to be “speaking”, and a second part which listens and obeys.
9orG TIL Giant tarantulas keep tiny frogs as pets because Insects try to eat the tarantulas eggs, so the frog eats the insects while the tarantula protects the frog from predators.
LDMP TIL that a married couple in Bosnia started cheating in online chatrooms. When they decided to meet in person, they realized they had been cheating on each other–with each other.
a8o1o TIL wireless operator jack Phillips of the rms Titanic did the best he could As the ship sank to contact other ships for assistance. He would not survive the sinking and his body, if recovered, was not identified. His actions saved many lives that night. He was only 25 years old.