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TIL: It's called a Garter snake, not a 'Gardener' snake.

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J1BJV TIL about the medieval murder of William de Cantilupe by members of his own household, and the feud that began over his late brother's lack of genitals
gr567 TIL that the first ever instance of an individual being convicted for war crimes occurred in May of 1474, and the defendant was Peter von Hagenbach, a knight and governor of Upper Alsace for the Duchy of Burgundy. Turns out 'I was just following orders' is an old excuse.
b97kN TIL that a single exposure to rudeness in the morning can contaminate people's perception of subsequent social interactions throughout the day, causing them to perceive more instances of rudeness.
Y677 TIL there were no red M&Ms for over a decade because a common red food coloring was found to cause cancer. M&Ms never contained the cancer causing FD&C Red No. 2, but Mars still pulled all their red candies to avoid consumer confusion.
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