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TIL that a fake nude photo of an American Congresswoman was debunked by foot fetishists who recognized through extensive experience that the toes in the photo were not the Congresswoman’s

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5lJD TIL that humans almost instinctively know the pentatonic scale
ep7lD TIL The largest coin in the world was minted in Australia in 2011 and consists of 1 tonne of solid gold.
P10yE TIL about Berea College. Founded by abolitionists in 1855, it's what's called a "work college" -- every student has a job on campus alongside their classes. This keeps costs down and no student pays tuition. There are nine work colleges in the U.S. where students pay little or no tuition.
dDXPj TIL in the 1800s the USDA gave farmers an herbicide to combat ragwort, a weed toxic to horses and cows. They'd spray sodium chlorate but get some on their pants. The dried sodium chlorate was high highly flammable leading to an epidemic of EXPLODING PANTS.
6EZdw TIL that the first person to break the 100kmh land speed record correctly predicted he would die in a Mercedes. He pranked his friends while hunting by making animal noises behind a bush and they shot him. He died in a Mercedes while being driven to the hospital.