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TIL the Martian Prime Meridian was established in 1830, about 50 years before Earth’s Prime Meridian was established and agreed upon

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dDmME TIL that a few people have been given at birth the first name Camera. According to the SSA, in 2003 it was the 8,511 most given baby boy name in the United States.
9wZdM Today I learned that Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, was married first to Michael Jackson and then to Nicolas Cage.
4ZRR TIL that Johnny Cash recorded Folsom Prison Blues at the facility and added screaming inmate noises after the recording. The inmates were silent during the recording due to their fear of the guards
rxP1 TIL that from 1757 to 1795, an anonymous writer published an annual directory of London prostitutes. It sold thousands of copies each year, and detailed everything from their specialities to the size of their breasts.
loPQG TIL of "Arsenic Eaters" - a group of Austrians who ingested doses far beyond the lethal dose of arsenic trioxide without any apparent harm. They used to eat up small doses initially and gradually built up to 300-400mg as a mithridate to help enable strenuous work at high altitudes in the Alps