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TIL, That there is a book at Harvard bound in human skin, called 'Des destinées de l'âme' (Destinies of the Soul)

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d9Wd TIL that Chuck Palahniuk’s grandfather killed his wife and children before turning the shotgun on himself. Chuck’s father hid under the bed and was the only survivor, but was later murdered by his girlfriend’s ex-husband.
Oo8DR TIL public urinals or "Pissoirs" were used by the French Resistance during World War II as places to meet for a private conversation or to leave a message for someone without the Nazi’s finding out.
g8ry TIL a woman attacked her husband when she found “disgusting pornography” in his car. By which she meant “copies of The Onion”.
j6wRM TIL That geckos harness the quantum energy of the vacuum of space to help them climb walls.
JYgLj TIL William Walker worked under water below Winchester Cathedral for six hours a day for six years to restore the building's foundation. He worked in total darkness, using his bare hands to feel his way through the cloudy, muddy water.