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TIL: That it is a legal requirement in New York for a property seller to disclose if the property a client is inspecting is believed to be Haunted by Ghosts

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mx0Xo TIL that 85 million years before butterflies existed, there was another insect that looked and acted exactly like a butterfly.
kO9Bm TIL George Hull, an atheist, after an argument about the existence of Giants at a Methodist revival, hired men to quarry out a 10-foot-4.5-inch-long (3.2 m) block of gypsum to fake a giant body was buried. Nearly a year later, he hired 2 persons to dig a well and claim that they have discovered it
woEMo TIL In the 16th century, a peculiar fashion trend called the "ruff" became popular in Europe. Ruffs were elaborate collars made of fine linen or lace, and they could extend far from the neck, sometimes to comically wide proportions. They were considered a symbol of status and wealth.
ANQQx TIL In the movie Memento, only the color sequences move backward and they start off as objective. The black and white sequences move forward and start off as subjective. It all converges at the end.
e0NP4 TIL After her husband was executed by the King of France, Jeanne de Clisson set off on a quest of piracy and bloody justice. She would personally behead any aristocrats on board captures ships with her ax.