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TIL that viewing the Earth from outer space is purported to make you a more empathetic and amicable person, a phenomenon called the "Overview effect"

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e0Z8J TIL that Julius Caesar was arguing with Cato in the senate. A messenger delivered a note to Caesar. Cato told Caesar to read it aloud. Caesar handed the note to Cato to read. The note was actually a love letter from Cato’s sister, who was madly in love with Caesar. Cato said, "Keep it you drunk."
WG7d TIL A woman confessed to trying to kill her husband by putting poison in her vagina and urging him to have oral sex with her. One commentator dubbed the murder plot “cunning cunnilingus.”
awOlA TIL that the reason that pubs in England have such weird names goes back to medieval times, when most people were illiterate, but could recognize symbols. This is why they have names like Boot and Castle, or Fox and Hound.
awXGZ TIL that during the American Revolution at the Siege of Boston —as winter approached— the Americans were so short on gunpowder that soldiers were given spears to fight with in the event of a British attack
QMo6 TIL internet spam costs society $20 billion per year and only generates $200 million in revenue