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TIL Frog and Toad are gay… And so was the author

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dDapQ TIL the "Bloody Mary" mirror ritual is related to the "strange-face illusion"
MD0V TIL for the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, homelessness was criminalized in the city. Those arrested during the Games were held for trial until after the event was over
5kkn TIL The US government withdrew recommendations to floss from their website because there are so few studies backing up its effectiveness
9YNx6 TIL the trollface meme “(Problem?)” is copyrighted. At the meme’s height, when it was plastered on t-shirts the creator would would pull in between $10,000 and $15,000 every few months.
gMvEL TIL Even though they fought with the North, the State of Minnesota still displays, in their Capitol, a Confederate Battle Flag that they stole from a Virginia unit at the Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia has been asking for it back for over 100 years. Minnesota continues to say no.