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TIL Norwegians eat less sugar today than they did in 1975

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LQvkP TIL chainsaws were invented in the late 1700s for assisting in childbirth (cutting through the woman's pelvis if the baby got stuck).
67vQ TIL that the First Lady of the United States doesn’t have to be the President’s wife; the position can be filled by his daughter, niece, or sister instead.
v5bD TIL that a guide dog calmly led 30 people down 1,463 steps out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 despite the confusion, smoke, and noise around them. Once safe, the dog then helped a woman who was blinded by the debris.
x6yWo TIL more than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders, including all but one living U.S. president
eppm6 TIL of George Forster, a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in 1803 in London. His body was subject to a Galvanism experiment by Giovanni Aldini, where a current was passed through his muscles, despite being dead his face contorted and one eye even opened.