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TIL That the saying “When it rains it pours”, was actually a saying created by the Morton Salt Company when they began using magnesium carbonate in their salt to prevent clumping in humid weather.

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dD6L9 TIL the National Registry of Exonerations lists 2,939 convicted defendants who were exonerated through DNA and non-DNA evidence from January, 1989 through January, 2022 with more than 25,600 years imprisoned.
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PXoJ TIL that Lord Cornwallis, the general famous for leading the British Army during the American Revolution became Governor-General of India after the war and is buried there in a tomb overlooking the Ganges River.
wmPP TIL if men wear green hats in China, it implies their wife or girlfriend is unfaithful.