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TIL of the “Tinker” supreme court case. In 1965 as a Vietnam War protest 3 kids wore black armbands to school. The school banned the armbands. They wore them again and were suspended. The “Tinker test” is used to see if a school’s disciplinary actions violate students’ 1st Amendment rights

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e08PL TIL that Alaskan Wood Frogs freeze during winters. 2/3rds of their body water turns into ice, hearts stop beating & blood stops flowing. They build up high concentrations glucose in their organs & tissues which prevents cells from shrinking/dying. When spring arrives, they thaw out & hop away.
j6Bpp TIL: The United States has a stockpile of over 1.4 billion lbs of cheese.
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