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TIL Admiral Nelson was preserved in a barrel of brandy upon his death. His crew then drank the brandy brandy afterwards (tapping the admiral)

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nWNgG TIL Sylvester Graham was a 19th century antebellum American reformer who spoke out in favor of healthy living, including avoiding meats, alcohol, and too much sexual activity. He created a bland cracker, the Graham cracker, to stop the need for sexual intimacy
wLZJ TIL a student was given 31 electric shocks at a Massachusetts “school of last resort” as part of the school’s “­behavior-modification program.” The student, who had been diagnosed with mental retardation, can be seen on tape strapped down and screaming for six hours as the shocks are administered.
bO9a TIL Weird Al Yankovic skipped two grades and was Valedictorian of his senior class
BrADy TIL that astronomers estimate that for every grain of sand on Earth, there are roughly 10,000 stars in the universe
ODLe TIL Amazon and Congo were likely one river before Africa and S.America drifted apart.