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TIL an Islamic religious authority blamed women who dress immodestly for causing earthquakes. In response a blogger organized Boobquake, an event where 200,000 women wore immodest clothing in a light-hearted scientific experiment to produce an earthquake.

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wlYE TIL in the 1960s the FDA mysteriously banned the use of the miracle berry, a fruit which makes sour foods taste sweet and was being developed as a safe alternative to sugar.
LQee0 TIL that the Bald Eagle, long a symbol of the United States, was not officially proclaimed the National Bird until yesterday
6veW TIL For as long as NYC can remember, there have only been 2 days in NYC when no shootings, stabbings, or slashings were reported. These two days occurred in 2012 and 2013.
jL8N TIL There is a infant herpes outbreak in NYC, due to the Orthodox Jewish tradition known as oral suction circumcision
WglN TIL: There is a ‘Wood Floor of the Year’ award presented by the National Wood Flooring Association at the National Wood Flooring Association Wood Floor Expo.