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TIL there is a triangle over the great lakes that has more disappearances than the Bermuda triangle.

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0V1A TIL the Can-Can was originally considered scandalous as it became popular in the mid-19th century because many women of that time wore pantalettes, which had an open crotch, meaning that a high kick could be unintentionally revealing
vxxD TIL: In 1982, Key West declared that it was seceding from the US. It then declared war, immediately followed by peace, and then asked for $1 billion in aid. The entire ordeal was symbolic.
xoMD TIL : A judge in India acquitted rapists in 1994 with a ruling that they were Brahmins and a Brahmin wouldn’t rape a Dailt.
NXdR1 TIL some flies cope with having tiny stomachs by regurgitating food into vomit bubbles to dry it out a bit and reduce the volume, and then swallowing it again before eating more; other flies release digestive juices to liquefy food into a predigested slurry they can swallow without teeth
mxZrP TIL that whale oil was a key component of automotive transmission fluid until 1972; over 30 million pounds was used annually until its use was outlawed, after which transmission failures rose eight-fold