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TIL of Ikota, 'possession' of woman in the Perm Region of Russia. Epidemics had been so widespread, USSR officials had sent the party to investigate 'outbreaks'. Today, some scientists believe it's "a mild form of epilepsy which is a physiological reaction to extreme fright", or "Arctic Hysteria"

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mjGO TIL that when Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773 it made the price of the tea (even with the tax included) cheaper than the competing smuggled Dutch tea. Americans refused to buy the cheaper tea because to do so would recognize Parliament’s right to tax the colonies.
VMeBk TIL Thomas Jefferson sent a giant moose carcass to Paris to prove that America’s animals were bigger than Europe’s
8eANK TIL Playboy Playmates started in Jan 1954 with a simple full page picture. The first two page centerfold was in July 1955, and the iconic three page centerfold in March 1956.
R5kgQ TIL: Paper Sons were the result of anti-immigration laws passed in the way 1900s to limit Chinese immigration into the US. Chinese people would fake birth certificates that showed they were children of people who had already immigrated (making them sons/daughters on paper).
v1NOK TIL A statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley radiates free wifi. It was designed to inspire entrepreneurs who come to the Silicon Valley to think big and selflessly.