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TIL that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay about farts.

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j6oJa TIL about Jilly Juice, a fermented cabbage drink which its creator claims can cure cancer.
0dg81 TIL after multiple disputes with his town Marvin Heemeyer constructed a concrete/steel armor-plated bulldozer “Killdozer” to destroy those who had sided against him. His rampage destroyed 13 buildings & was unstoppable by Police/SWAT until the dozer stalled. He killed himself & was the only casualty
Wk5QY TIL: New Mexico was actually named 223 years before the country of Mexico was established.
LOK0 TIL that the longest Paul and Linda McCartney spent apart during their entire 29-year marriage was 11 days, when Paul was arrested for marijuana possession in Japan
R7Mrw TIL about Police Constable Steve Hutton, who, on 2 separate occasions, barked at fleeing criminals to trick them into thinking he had a police dog with him. It worked.