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TIL that Arkham Asylum, an insane asylum appearing in numerous Batman/DC storylines, was taken directly from the work of H.P Lovecraft

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J1Jj1 TIL that whales were saved from massacre when kerosene appeared (1860s) because, until then, whale oil was widely used as illumination fuel.
N76mN TIL 1783 the grand master Philodor played and won three chess games simultaneously while blindfolded. Witnesses signed affidavits since they doubted future generations would believe such a feat was possible.
8eMoV TIL Tic Tac were first introduced in 1969, under the name "Refreshing Mints". In 1970, the name was changed to Tic Tac, after the distinctive clicking sound made by the pack being opened and closed.
neyYG TIL Van Morrison was so upset at his record label for the crappy contract that he recorded 31 crappy songs on purpose to fulfill his contractual obligations. They weren't released until 2017 and only got out of his Bang Record contract when Bert Berns died of a heart attack.
wLQaW TIL that in 2012 doctors around the world voted the 1846 paper describing anesthesia as the most important discovery in modern medicine, ahead of things like antibiotics and X-Rays