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TIL about John of Nottingham, a magician in the 14th century who plotted to assassinate Edward II and Hugh Despenser by using wax effigies.

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5Yr1p TIL Marie and Pierre Curie won the Physics Nobel Prize in 1903. Marie Curie won the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1911. Marie's daughter Irène and her husband won the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1935. In total, 15 people in the family were prominent researchers in physics, chemistry, biology or medicine.
BrpOb TIL that scientists were able to predict a person's political orientation with 95 percent accuracy based solely on how their brain reacts to viewing disgusting (but non-political) images.
ANGX4 TIL that in the state of Minnesota Supreme Court justices are forced to retire once they reach 70 years old.
XEaKE TIL of "Bakin' Bacon with Macon" a mock cooking show filmed with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker as TV chefs, the segment was included on the second Season DVD. The show featured a pig named Macon, who on the segment, is fed bacon.
RyOj TIL of True History, considered the earliest form of science fiction written in 2nd century about adventurers who travel to outer space and get involved in interplanetary warfare between the king of the Moon and the king of the Sun