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TIL When Hugh Hefner became a father to two sons raised at the Playboy Mansion, nudity was banned, the “Playmates at Play” sign became “Children at Play”, and the grounds were littered with toys

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KYZLE TIL that the last Space Shuttle mission carried only 4 astronauts because of the contingency plan to accommodate them on ISS in case the orbiter had to be abandoned
epP9J TIL a 2,000-year-old sapphire ring believed to have been owned by Roman Emperor Caligula sold for £500,000 in 2019. The sky blue ring also has an etching on it that's thought to depict Caligula's fourth and last wife, Caesonia.
xVge1 TIL the first 'light gun' game wasn't Duck Hunt on NES but Ray-O-Lite developed in 1936
b6Wr7 TIL Handel, known for his oratorios in English and Hallelujah chorus, was never fluent in spoken or written English. Messiah contained many examples of awkward declamation which were later corrected
D1EEJ TIL tempura was introduced to the Japanese by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century observing abstinence rules for Catholics surrounding the quarterly ember days (Quattuor Tempora). Earlier Japanese deep-fried food was either simply fried without breading or batter, or fried with rice flour.