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TIL that J. Edgar Hoover falsely claimed that a woman who “couldn’t plan breakfast” had been criminal mastermind and gang leader, after she was killed in a shootout between her son and the FBI. Hoover’s version of her inspired Ma Beagle in DuckTales, and Ma Fratelli in The Goonies.

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BVBy TIL of a species of snake in south east Asia commonly known as the “Flying Snake.” Not only can it climb trees, but it can then glide through the air from one tree to the next, slithering its body to create lift, achieving distances of 100m - more than any other gliding animal.
Z8EbG TIL Singapore will pay couples the equivalent of $120,000 to have 2 babies. It’s called a baby bonus and it’s meant to fight the quickly dropping fertility rate in the country.
844X TIL of the quietest room on earth. The Microsoft Audio Lab in Redmond, Washington can reach -20.6dB, a few dB more than the lowest point on earth at -23dB
07bv TIL That when a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go.
6EZKY TIL about Bud Fowler, the first Black professional baseball player. He has now been inducted into the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame.