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TIL: Ancient Romans used a community sponge on a stick to wipe their butts. The wealthy carried their own shit sticks. [NSFW]

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N71L8 TIL gorillas usually weigh between 300-500 pounds (136-227 kg), with the heaviest gorilla ever recorded massing 589 pounds (267 kg), and the most overweight captive gorilla only ever reached 683 pounds (310 kg). There is no such thing as an "800 pound gorilla," it never existed.
yVKbX TIL of William Sidis who was raised by his father, a psychologist, to prove that extreme intelligence can be learned. He entered Havard a 11, spoke 25 languages including his own and published in various different topics. He might have been the smartest person to have ever lived.
eDP6 TIL in 1355 in Oxford, England a dispute between two students and a Pub Landlord over the quality of their pints resulted in a two day riot, which left 63 scholars and 30 locals dead.
gMYV8 TIL that bees and many other pollinating creatures can detect nectar in flowers by seeing UV colors that aren't visible to the human eye. Many flowers have UV patterns, or "landing zones", which bees use to direct them to the nectar in the flower.
LQQQ0 TIL negative reviews are felt to be more expert despite the reviewer being seen as less likeable