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TIL that in 1958 interracial marriage was a felony in Virginia

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ADAY7 TIL the world's foremost expert on ants chose to study ants because when he begun his entomology career in 1947, insect pins were hard to come by due to WWII metal shortages. Unlike other insects, ants are stored in vials, not pinned.
KOY6Q “Nitrous oxide — laughing gas — may very quickly improve depression in these patients,” said Nagele. “The gas has very few side effects because it leaves the body very quickly once people stop breathing it. However, it appears from our previous research that the antidepressant effects of nitrous oxide may linger in the brain long after the drug is out of the body.”
Wn49 TIL the man who directly killed the most people was Vasily Blokhin Stalin’s chief executionor. During the Katyn Massacre, he personally executed 7000 people.
YpJ0A TIL Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butthead, graduated from college with a degree in physics and spent time as a bass player in a touring blues band.
jN7En TIL two of the greatest Christmas movies ever, 'Elf' and 'Love Actually', both opened in theaters on the same day--November 7, 2003. That week, 'The Matrix Revolutions' was the #1 movie. 'Elf' opened at #2. And, 'Love Actually' at #6.