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TIL people were drinking beer and eating blue cheese over 2 thousand years ago according to studies of ancient bowel movements discovered in caves

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R7Qe9 TIL that Grand Duke Alexis, son of Russian Tsar Alexander II, made regular overseas trips to have tattoos done by master artists, including a journey to Japan to get an elaborate dragon tattoo covering his entire right arm - and at the end of the 19th century, was the most tattooed person in Europe
OGng4 TIL that the 1983 Dodge Caravan was the first car with built in cup holders
VMbY0 TIL Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” passes the Bechdel-Wallace Test
OGo1a TIL a painting from ~1510, Ascent of the Blessed, depicts the famous 'light at the end of the tunnel' experienced by some people during near-death experiences.
d8jb7 TIL there are 35 possible dates that Easter can land on, some of which don't repeat for hundreds of years at a time. Nearly 1 out of every 10 calendar dates has been or will be Easter.