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TIL there's a full-time position at the Tower of London called the "Ravenmaster" that is the caretaker for the flocks of Ravens that inhabit the grounds there

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VBv0p TIL after receiving many letters from blind fans of his video games, Kenji Eno sought to create one that both sighted & blind players could experience equally. So he made the blank-screen game, Real Sound: Kaze no Regret. Sega got the rights by agreeing to donate 1K consoles to the visually impaired
xJDB TIL that due to a lack of historical evidence, the Mythbusters deemed it plausible that eyepatches were for keeping one eye adapted to the dark so that pirates could see easier below deck.
R7Ba4 TIL Champollion (guy who deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphics) was instructed not to reveal findings contradicting teachings of the Catholic Church. He dated the Tomb of Menofre to the fifth dynasty, pre-dating Noah's flood. According to the Church it could not exist. He took the secret to his grave.
P1N8n TIL that HMV stands for "His Masters Voice' and is named after a painting of the same name
l8BA TIL alligator blood kills HIV