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TIL that the idiom "spare the rod and spoil the child" isn't Biblical or about how to raise a child but actually a line out of Hudibras, a bawdy poem talking about BDSM, among other things...

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xW4B TIL that left-handed sugar exists. It is an artificial, mirrored variant of regular glucose which tastes exactly the same but can’t be metabolized as normal. As a result, it contains very few calories, can be eaten by diabetics and doesn’t promote tooth decay.
e8gg TIL a man was sentenced to life without parole for accountability murder while the man he was charged for aiding was acquitted by a separate jury
woEBY TIL that the Universiry of Idaho and Washington State University are 8 miles away from each other.
R7vLQ TIL that when bonobos come upon a new food source, the increased excitement usually leads to communal sexual activity—presumably to decrease tension and encourage peaceful feeding.
e0Onn TIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO had the worlds largest ruby carved in to a turd on an ice cream cone.