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TIL Winston Churchill had so much respect for the American Constitution that he called it the best constitution ever written in English

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9w647 TIL that "Steven Universe" creator Rebecca Sugar considers the Gems, an alien species of sentient rocks in the television show, to be neurodivergent: "I think it makes perfect sense that [they] would be relatable to neurodiverse and autistic members of our audience."
0dLy TIL the Black Death still exists, and there are roughly 10 - 15 reported cases each year in the US
7DbO TIL that in 1140, when a opposition castle was captured by King Konrad III, the women of the castle were granted free departure and allowed to take what they could carry on their backs. Thinking quickly, the women carried the men on their backs. The King kept his word and let the men live.
4kVaJ TIL: Sperms were thought to move by wiggling their tails side-to-side, like eels, for 350 years. But research shows that they roll as they move forward like a spinning top.
b6JeQ TIL In 1972, the founder of NORML bought a print of Reefer Madness from the Library of Congress for $297. He showed the film across campuses in California, charging $1 for admission, and raised over $16,000 ($112,000 in 2022) for the California Marijuana Initiative.