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TIL a lactating Virgin Mary supposedly reanimated and shot her milk across a room and into a man's mouth or eyes. There are multiple holy paintings of that "miracle."

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6EkkZ TIL The two most common recorders that beginners learn to play are soprano and alto. The majority of Baroque sonata literature for the "flute" was actually composed for the alto recorder
X0XOP TIL that a New Jersey statute prohibits most retailers from possessing more than two retail alcohol distribution licenses, thus making it difficult for chain stores to sell alcoholic beverages
woVoW TIL Daniel Thompson was the inventor of the "Thompson Bagel Machine," which led to mass production of bagels, and also the inventor of the Folding Table Tennis Table.
grLxy TIL about Torsten Stålnacke - a Swede who, on 1961/09/14, during the Congo Crisis, had his jaw nearly shot off in battle. Forced to clear his windpipe of bone fragments in order to breathe, Torsten used M3-E1 to destroy an enemy APC - all the while holding his almost blown off chin in his free hand!
GjWQ TIL: In 2014 The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology accepted an article whose content was “Get me off your fucking mailing list.” repeated for ten pages.