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TIL that most of the time, we find things truthful if told in rhyme. This could be due to “the Keats heuristic,” where things are preferred when they seem artistic.

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Z8AAp TIL of Stephen Hawking's gravestone, in there says "HERE LIES WHAT WAS MORTAL OF STEPHEN HAWKING 1942-2018" and there is a formula that states the temperature of a black hole is inversely proportional to it's mass.
pBne TIL Seattle Police Spokesperson wrote “The police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a ‘Lord of the Rings’ marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to.”
8a9Ka TIL - The marine whose story inspired A Few Good Men was murdered execution style and his killer was never caught.
WkJBN TIL for several years a company that kept a database of US IP address locations used a point near the geographical center of the US as the default location when the IP address locations were hidden. As a result a farm in Kansas had been targeted by the FBI, IRS, and angry vigilantes.
xVbMk TIL that 4 states ban billboards. That's Hawaii, Vermont, Maine, and Alaska.