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TIL that non-identical twins can have different fathers

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mxnjP TIL that in 2013, the Fresno chapter of the Hell's angels waited in line outside of Walmart for five days so they could buy every bike inside and donate them to charity.
ZOJY TIL that the guy who wrote The Anarchist Cookbook became a teacher, denounced his book, and was unaware of how many perpetrators of violent crimes had a copy of his book in their possession.
lpeV TIL Merriam-Webster’s headquarters in Springfield, MA has had a strict “silence” policy for over 60 years. Before email communication was conducted either behind closed doors or via 3x5 notecards.
X0eAR TIL in 1516 Germany passed the Reinheitsgebot law stating only water, barley and hops be used to make beer. This was due to sanitation reasons and because unscrupulous brewers sometimes added hallucinogenic plants to their brew.
Lk0N9 TIL that a study in 2008 claimed that consumer information regarding health would be ineffective "if content exceeds a 7th-grade reading level, which is the average American reading level identified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services."