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TIL several Supreme Court Justices opposed the creation of a Supreme Court Building because they preferred to work from home

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JYAy8 TIL Humans are still evolving. One fast-evolving gene is human accelerated region 1 (HAR1), which is needed during brain development. In Tibet, a rapid surge in frequency of a mutated gene that increases blood oxygen content gives locals a survival advantage in higher altitudes.
j8wQ TIL that the town seal of Whitesboro, NY depicts a white settler strangling a native american. In 2009, city officials maintained that “The seal will stay just the way it is.”
8emJP TIL in Japan, there are more pets than children.
4mw5 TIL: Coconut crabs are so adapt and hearty to living on the land that they can live up to 60 years and will drown if submerged in water for too long. They also can climb trees and will do so for coconuts which they eat.
J1GBj TIL the 1965 Draft Dodger Rag by Phil Ochs, according to a historian, listed "nearly every available escape from conscription" in the Vietnam War. This included carrying a purse, having an old invalid aunt, and not being able to touch ones toes.