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TIL the Story of Mihailo Tolotos, the Greek Monk Who Lived a Lifetime Without Seeing a Woman

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VBENm TIL that a prison riot in 1985 on Spike Island near Cork, Ireland, ended after a mother of a prisoner heard what was happening, came to the island,& roared at her son through a megaphone after he had been on a roof for hours; it took only a few minutes of shouting & the remaining prisoners came down
QJYvd TIL about Frank Eaton, aka Pistol Pete, who began training to avenge his father at the age of 8. His father's friend handed him a gun stating, "My boy, may an old man’s curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father.” He succeeded in his revenge.
nWyyP TIL that Michael Crichton, the author of “Jurassic Park” (1990), was a workaholic who followed what he called "a structured approach" of ritualistic self-denial, where, while writing a book, he’d rise increasingly early each day. At one point, Crichton would go to bed at 10 PM and wake up at 2 AM.
e0eRL TIL in the 1900s Doctors warned women that riding a bicycle may cause them to acquire "bicycle face"
M7wVa TIL that Lake Baikal has as much water as all great lakes combined but is only slightly bigger than Lake Erie by area.