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TIL that a properly pollenated ear of corn will have one strand of corn silk for every kernel, there will always be an equal number of both

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Yj1A TIL There are de-classified FBI documents suggesting Hitler didn’t kill himself but rather escaped to Argentina with his wife Eva Braun.
W7YPB TIL that some male partners of pregnant women experience “Couvade Syndrome,” or sympathetic pregnancy, where the man’s body mimics pregnancy symptoms like extreme weight gain or morning sickness due to actual hormonal changes beyond their control.
x6mv7 TIL: The founder of Aldi's the grocery chain was kidnapped in 1971 and held for ransom of ~$2 million USD. Upon release the founder (unsuccessfully) tried to claim the ransom payment as a tax deductible business expense in court.
GYdy7 TIL the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine is collectible because it un-covered the reigning Miss America, but is also contraband because it featured an underage Traci Lords.
R79lQ TIL despite newly-formed states somewhat offsetting those seceded during the US Civil War, total electoral votes Abraham Lincoln needed to win re-election shrank from 152 (out of 303) to to 118 (out of 234).