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Qndd TIL that FDR was so tired of the Supreme Court ruling his new laws unconstitutional, that he was going to use a loophole in the constitution to “pack” the courts with as many as 5 new pro-new deal justices. His ploy worked and the court started to rule in favor of his legislation.
oBbQL TIL that a crocodile from Burundi named Gustave has killed as many as 300 people. He has evaded numerous capture and kill attempts, and has obtained near-mythical status in the region.
rRyW1 TIL A growing phenomenon nowadays is children in their 60s and 70s spending their retirement years caring for parents who are in their 90s and beyond. Longevity can take a financial toll on the family, as in the case of a daughter aged 75 caring for her 99 year old mother
eywn TIL that the shape of Pringles potato chips (a hyperbolic paraboloid) was designed using a supercomputer to be aerodynamically stable so they don’t fly off the manufacturing line.
ZJXo TIL that near St Louis there is the remains of a huge Native American city. The civilization that lived in the city built a giant mound larger at its base than the Great Pyramid of Khufu, Egypt’s largest