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TIL that at the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th, police had to break up the applause, as the amount he was receiving was considered inappropriate for a private citizen

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OG9KX TIL about Triclavianism, a belief that Jesus was crucified with 3 nails instead of 4. This became such a problem for Catholics in the 13th century that the Pope had to label all its believers as heretics.
m9mP TIL that Ford knew about defects on their cars but estimated lawsuits would cost less than fixing the cars, provoking more than a thousand avoidable deaths.
KOQQJ TIL That the original version of "The Game of Life" board game, made in 1860 by Milton Bradley, had the possible outcomes of suicide, poverty, and ruin.
nW6m7 TIL that Lt. Quentin Roosevelt was shot down and killed during the First World War and buried by the German military, making him the only son of a President to die in combat.
OoROa TIL about molluscum contagiosum. Commonly called "the wrestling disease" It is a skin infection with no cure. It can take the immune system 6 months to 4 years to clear it up. Depending on transmission it can also be classified as an STD.