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TIL - Prostitutes in 16th century England shaved their pubic hair and then wore vagina toupees called ‘merkins’.

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d8jYj TIL the most G force a person has survived was in the 2003 Chevy 500 when the car driven by Kenny Bräck made contact with Tomas Scheckter's car. This immediately resulted in Bräck's car impacting the catch fence that would record a peak of 214 g meaning he weighed 30000 lbs for a few seconds.
b6mw4 TIL: Supercomputers know how to solve EVERY chess ending that has seven pieces or fewer remaining, regardless of position, makeup of the remaining pieces, or possible moves. This information, known as endgame tablebase, is currently 18.4 terabytes in size.
5VPLr TIL there are sea cruises dedicated to knitting and other crafts
VbYD TIL that in 1994, a brewery in Oregon brewed and then froze 300 gallons of barleywine. In 2013, they bottled and sold 12oz. bottles for $2,000 a piece.
7rBmP TIL Bill Murray was paid $9000 to film the movie Rushmore.