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TIL that before the invention of ice cream cones, ice cream in Victorian England was served in reusable glass containers called “penny licks,” which were often not washed between customers and were notorious for spreading diseases.

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7r0mL TIL about Marjoe Gortner. Forced to be an evangelical preacher at a young age, he left his religion, but then returned to make some money. He eventually invited a documentary crew to follow him as he showed the “tricks” of his revivals. The 1972 film won an Oscar.
R5ov8 TIL although the Maldives is the second-least populated country in Asia, its capital city Malé is the most densely populated city in the entire world, with over 211,000 people in an area of just 8.3 square kilometers
xoNg TIL Ronald Wayne, co-founder of Apple, sold his 10% stake of the company in 1976 for $800. Had he kept his stock, it would have been worth over $58,000,000,000 today.
yabe TIL you do better on attention tests if you wear a “doctor’s coat” compared to a “painter’s coat” even if it’s the same coat.
LQy0d TIL Even today, we still hear the echo of the big bang