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TIL there was a plan on July 20th, 2006 for everybody on earth to jump at the same time in an attempt to knock the earth out of it’s orbit and stop global warming

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eLXb TIL: The city of Melbourne was almost called “Batmania”, after one of it’s founding fathers: John Batman.
jN4VN TIL that "God bless you" originated in Rome when the bubonic plague was ravaging Europe. Sneezing was one the plague's main symptoms, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I suggested that a tiny prayer in the form of saying, "God bless you" after a sneeze would protect the person from death.
nWrQo TIL the term “420” originated from a high school in San Rafael, CA
JJO8 TIL a man with brain damage stuck in a coma-like state for 6 years was brought back to consciousness by doctors who implanted electrodes in his brain.
xBLk TIL according to OkCupid, by age 30 the average iPhone user will have about 10 to 12 sexual partners… while the average Android user will have about 6