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TIL beer soup was a common breakfast in medieval Europe.

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e0kZJ TIL a 34-yr-old French-UK woman named Emma Perrier was catfished by a 53-yr-old UK man who was using a 35-yr-old Turkish model's photos. She tracked down the real model, Adem Guzel, they hit it off via FaceTime; about a year later, he flew to London and they became a couple.
1gJ4 TIL that in The Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” neither George Harrison nor John Lennon plays the lead guitar part. Eric Clapton does.
p6vp TIL that researchers on a sub-Antarctic island observed fur seals chasing and raping penguins. The researchers speculated the fur seals could be practicing their sexual skills or releasing sexual frustration. In one instance, a seal finished the sexual encounter by killing and eating the penguin.
6EGxJ TIL that Calvin & Hobbes are based on the philosophers John Calvin & Thomas Hobbes
BrQVe TIL that a 9-year-old boy decided he wanted to help the families of fallen US soldiers. He started a Facebook page and eventually traded up to $900 worth of Disney gift certificates, airfare and hotel credits. He then gave the trip to a 2-year-old girl who had lost her father in Afghanistan.