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TIL that royals would 'collect' dwarves and would have them stand next to them at ceremonies and other royal events to make themselves appear taller and more powerful

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yQwdJ TIL: According to a 2017 study, the Brazilian Butt Lift (taking fat from elsewhere and injecting it in the buttocks) is one of the most dangerous cosmetic surgeries with 1 in 3,000 leading to death.
WkL8L TIL in 1071, the Byzantine Emperor was captured in battle by the Great Seljuk Empire. The Emperor was brought to the Sultan, Alp Arslan, and told him that had he won, he likely would have had him executed. Alp Arslan replied "My punishment is far heavier. I forgive you, and set you free."
p8PKN TIL two right-wing political advisors, Lyn Nofziger and Frank Mankiewicz, convinced President Reagan to halt metrication in the US by dissolving the US Metric Board, effectively killing the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.
R5ZPQ TIL that in 1954, jazz legend Charles Mingus wrote a concise mail-order handbook for toilet training your cat
nAOr TIL the Earth has a second moon called 2016 Ho3. Essentially a large asteroid, it orbits the Earth non elliptically but has the most stable orbit of Earths “ other moons”.