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TIL bully sticks are just dried bull penises

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PY7re TIL that in the early 19th-century the planet "Vulcan" was believed to actually exist in our solar system. Oddities in the orbit of Mercury led mathematicians to predict the presence of another planet closer to the sun. Later, Einstein's new theories of relativity helped disprove that hypothesis.
R76Ja TIL about the Anti-Rent War, a tenets revolt in upstate New York where renters declared their independence from the manor system run by patroons, resisting tax collectors and successfully demanding land reform.
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KOJ5w TIL that George Washington's teeth weren't made of wood. Rather his dentures were made from animal and human teeth, which he had most likely pulled from slaves.