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TIL we now know rats react differently when men are around than they do women, potentially invalidating 100 years of behavioural studies using lab rats

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5VOrR TIL During A Live Filming of Jackson 5, A Real Earthquake Made The Cut. Guest Comedian Carol Burnett, Worked It Into The Show (see it at 3:12)
0w89R TIL of Tim Johnson, a Congressman who called at least 100 of his constituents per day, every day throughout his 12 years in office.
b997a TIL that a family lived in the Siberian wilderness for over 40 years without human contact.
8wA4 TIL the day before 9/11, current secretary of defense announced that the pentagon could not account for $2.3 trillion dollars
4kbbg TIL Confederate General Earl Van Dorn, known as a handsome, debonair womanizer, was fatally shot on May 7, 1863, by Dr. George B. Peters, who accused him of having an affair with his wife, Jessie. Despite being arrested, Dr. Peters was never tried, claiming he acted to defend his family’s honor.