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vPRO8 TIL about St Brigid of Ireland, who turned bathwater to beer
5YkAD TIL This tower in Yorkshire is the tallest folly in the world. It was erected by John Edward Wainhouse and was originally going to be a mill chimney but was converted into a viewing platform to look over a private garden because of a neighbour's feud.
7rn7b TIL that traditional seven-point piñatas are meant to represent the seven deadly sins, and that the treats that fall out after destroying the “sins” represent forgiveness and new beginnings.
P1VLw TIL about Stigler's Law - which "states that no scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer." Yes - apparently Stigler [intentionally] stole credit for this from a sociologist (Robert Merton).
yVGmv TIL the critically panned Batman and Robin film was going to have a sequel called Batman Unchained and were planning on bringing Madonna or Courtney Love as Harley Quinn in her live-action debut.