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TIL you are supposed to use a new section of floss for each tooth (not one string of floss for the entire mouth)

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ZpmZp TIL that until 2021, Maryland's state song was "Maryland, my Maryland," a confederate war poem set to the tune of 'O Tannenbaum.' The opening line refers to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant, and the lyrics go on to describe the Union as "Northern Scum."
VMLWZ TIL that a public beach at California's Pt. Reyes Natl. Seashore was closed after the 2018 US govt shutdown. However, it was not reopened after the shutdown ended; over the month with no human activity, a breeding colony of elephant seals had invaded the beach, picnic area, and even its parking lot.
xVX6k TIL that after 20 years of operation, AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued on December 15, 2017.
G7l1 TIL 1 in every 100 american adults are in prison, and that the U.S has more people in prison than China.
b6Zn0 TIL: the term is milquetoast (timid, weak, unassertive), not milk toast. It originates from the 1924 comic strip character Caspar Milquetoast. However, the origin is that he's named after a "weak", bland dish of...milk toast (buttered toast served in a shallow bowl of warm milk).