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TIL about the temple of Aphrodite Kallipygos" in ancient Syracuse, Sicily. Literally translating to Aphrodite of the Beautiful Buttocks. There’s even a statue at the National Archeological Museum of Naples and another in the Jardin des Tuileries

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J1vom TIL Richard Garfield - creator of the trading card game Magic: The Gathering - is the great-great grandson of U.S. President James A. Garfield.
wLDXM TIL that since the 1970’s, the NYPL’s Theatre on Film and Tape Archive has preserved live theatrical productions of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions.
8ag64 TIL: In 2006, at the time of PS3’s launch, each console was sold at a loss of around US $240 per console, while the Xbox 360 lost around US $125 per console when it launched in 2005.
0dQ9L TIL Chicken a la Maryland was served on the last menu of the Titanic voyage, which is fried chicken topped with sautéed banana
b9lQ9 TIL the largest British ship lost at sea, the MV Derbyshire at 92,000 tons, went down in a typhoon off Japan without ever issuing a mayday call. Investigators found the wreck and concluded the entire sinking could have happened in as little as two minutes. This video simulation is real time.