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TIL about the theory of Spontaneous Generation, which held that many types of animal would randomly form from things like mud and dust

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1vn7 TIL a 120-meter-deep, 17th-Century salt mine in Romania has been converted to the world’s largest salt mining museum and amusement park, complete with a Ferris wheel, an amphitheater, light shows on the rock walls and boat rides on a subterranean lake.
pwO4 TIL American presidential widows are entitled to secret service protection and the ability to mail letters without postage until they remarry or die
wL61E TIL Sometimes Air Forces Ceremonially Set Pianos on Fire
7reWx TIL that Billy Joel never sells front row seats in order to see the real fans right in front of him. He gives them away to random people in the cheap seats so that front row isn't always just wealthy people.
8pkG TIL that Body Odor plays into attraction. If you like someone’s body odor it means they are genetically dissimilar to you which makes your offspring healthier. (Oh and the test worked on gay people, too)…