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TIL scientists created a sort of telepathy using computers

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7bxL TIL the Saudi Royal Family throws lavish sex parties involving alcohol and drugs, despite enforcing strict Sharia Law within their country.
4XM6J TIL a volcanic eruption in 1815 led to the development of Mormonism, Frankenstein, and the modern bicycle. Famines made Joseph Smith move, inspiring The Book of Mormon. Rains made Mary Shelley stay inside, inspiring Frankenstein. No feed for horses created the need for a self-propelled transport...
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LBZZ TIL that Weird Al’s recent “Mandatory Fun” album was the first comedy album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard charts, and it was the first comedy album to top the charts in over 50 years.
rGoW TIL that it isn’t “base jumping”, but rather B.A.S.E. jumping. It refers to the four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: building, antenna, span, and Earth (cliff).