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TIL That the last two speakers of a dying Mexican language, Ayapaneco, refused to speak to each other because they didn’t like each other

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ADP8o TIL Despite being a popular fad, Gluten-Free diet is not healthier for people who do not have gluten intolerance or allergy “For the general population, the presence or absence of gluten alone is not related to diet quality. What’s important are the overall food choices made within a diet”
4kWNo TIL that the German luxury ship SMS Cap Trafalgar was converted into a warship during WWI and disguised as the British passenger ship RMS Carmania. The Trafalgar's only and last battle resulted in the Trafalgar being sunk by the real RMS Carmania, which had also been converted into a warship.
yQRbv TIL after the mistress of famed rocket engineer and occultist Jack Parsons began an affair with science fiction writer and eventual founder of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard, Parsons attempted to conjure a new girlfriend by masturbating onto "magical" tablets.
PMXV TIL that due to J. Edgar Hoover’s excessive abuse of power, Directors of the FBI are now limited to 10 years in office.
x6Je7 TIL that in parts of the UK, a rule from 1902 mandates that homes facing each other at the rear must be built 21 meters apart. This specific distance was determined by two urban designers who measured how far apart they could see each other's nipples through their shirts.