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TIL the smell given off by books can be used to tell the age of the books, and how close the books are to degradation.

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MeA87 TIL that The Imp of the Perverse is a metaphor for the urge to do exactly the wrong thing in a given situation for the sole reason that it is possible for wrong to be done. The impulse is compared to an imp (a small demon) which leads an otherwise decent person into mischief.
9wQnr TIL: People with blue eyes have a higher rate of alcoholism than people with dark eyes
pYPyb TIL David Bowie used to carry a Greek newspaper while traveling around New York to give the impression that he was a Greek man resembling David Bowie, hoping that people would leave him alone.
Q88X TIL: Lobsters pee out of their face to display their dominance.
Blpr TIL the guy who discovered Pluto’s moon Charon made up the name to resemble his wife’s name, Charlene. He later discovered that in Greek mythology, Charon was the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx to Hades, AKA Pluto.