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TIL that CFO Magazine stopped giving out its annual Excellence Awards in 2001 because the three previous winners had all gone to prison

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PYj4Z TIL that Goose bumps evolved to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, making them appear more threatening to predators.
LQLBQ TIL that the loudest shout ever recorded was by a primary school teacher who yelled ‘quiet!’ It was clocked at 121.7 decibels and the record has stood for 30 years.
OG8Re TIL about the Boteh (Buta) a Zoroastrian symbol of life and eternity originating from Persia (Iran) that became a popular textile motif throughout Asia and later the inspiration for paisley design motif
P10GE TIL Unlike the majority of the US, Delaware was once a Swedish colony called New Sweden, established during the Thirty Years' War. Settlements were established in present-day Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. New Sweden existed from 1638 to 1655 before being conquered by the Dutch
M7Mom TIL- That the 'Mansi photograph' has been called, by National Geographic, by experts, and by cryptozoologists, the best photograph of a Lake Monster ever taken. It was taken 46 years ago and has never been debunked!