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TIL the Roman Emperor Tiberius would execute boys whose sexual company he had grown tired of by having them thrown from a cliff into the sea while he watched. Some were tortured before being executed, and if they survived the fall, men waiting would break their bones with oars and boathooks.

N70B1 TIL the creators of "South Park," Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-created one of the most successful Broadway musicals, "The Book of Mormon." Their production won a Tony award for "Best Musical", a Grammy for "Best Musical Theater Album", and has grossed over $500 million dollars.
4XVmw TIL current American law states that any American can declare any unclaimed unoccupied island in the world for the United States, making it subject to US criminal law and US military protection (at the discretion of the president), but only if the island has lots of bird poop (seriously).
78rJp TIL a grandmother who donated her body to science ended up being used in blast test for the US Army.
nemR9 TIL the Gulf Stream has such an effect on temperatures in Western Europe, that it puts them in a completely different climate to other places at the same latitude around the world. Parts of Canada that have polar bears are on the same latitude as Scotland.
EgZyx TIl: James Cameron drew all the pictures in Jack’s sketchbook. In fact, the hands seen sketching Rose wearing the necklace are not Jack’s but Cameron’s. Since he is left-handed and Jack right-handed, the shots were mirror-imaged in post-production.