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TIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to soot

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p88OQ Can you park a horse in New York City? That is to say, simply, can a person riding a horse in the city stop, dismount, tie up their horse, and go run an errand? The answer is more complicated than we thought, leading to more questions. First question being, how hard is it to find out whether something is illegal or not? Answer: without paying an attorney, it's a pain in the ass.
aQ60 TIL in 1953, an amateur astronomer saw and photographed a bright white light on the lunar surface. He believed it was a rare asteroid impact, but professional astronomers dismissed and disputed “Stuart’s Event” for 50 years. In 2003, NASA looked for and found the crater.
XAOR TIL an inmate confronted Al Capone to get back when he cut in the line, Al asked him if he knows who he is and while holding scissors to Capone’s neck he replied: “Yeah, I know who you are, greaseball. And if you don’t get back to the end of that fucking line, I’m gonna know who you were.”
84EL TIL the belief that water rotates in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemisphere is largely a misconception
GAVpN TIL that straws were first invented by the Sumarians and used for drinking beer.