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TIL that Edgar Allen Poe married his 13 year old cousin when he was 26

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kJg8E TIL at the luxurious French brothel One-Two-Two there were themed rooms. One of the rooms, the Orient Express was a replica of a train car. It had sound effects and shook and bounced like a real train in motion. You could even have an intrusive conductor barge into the room and join in.
KnaB TIL that many human ailments, such as lower back pain, hernias, prolapsed uteruses and our susceptibility to sinus infections result directly from the fact that we now walk upright with a body that was shaped to walk on all fours.
oRgoo TIL a thought collective is a group of individuals who share a common way of thinking or approach to knowledge, shaped by shared ideas, methods, and communication. It influences how its members interpret facts, ask questions, and generate knowledge.
OGnye TIL that Dorothy's line to the Scarecrow 'I think I'll miss you most of all' is a holdover from the original script where she and the farmhand played the same actor had a romance
JMg1 TIL Not only were the founding fathers against the idea of political parties, John Adams once said: “This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.”