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Today I learned the first selfie ever taken was in 1839!

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gM19b TIL that the feeling that time passes faster as you age is actually a thing, and it happens because of the pace of new memories your brain records
R5vP9 TIL According to Seneca a gladiator in training once locked himself in the toilet(the only place he was allowed to go unsupervised) and commited suicide by shoving a toilet brush down his throat
AD44l TIL about a man in India who helps bury over 60 stray dogs that were killed by speeding vehicles and gives them dignity in death
gM9GX TIL that the phenomenon of "Rickrolling" became so popular that that on 1 April 2008, YouTube pranked its users by making every single featured video on its front page a rickroll.
8aYjX TIL this was Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) in this Amex commercial.