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TIL Medieval writers frequently drew glorious battles between knights and snails

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ay7Z TIL that Fart jokes have existed since at least 1900 BCE. A Sumerian quip about a woman farting in her husband’s lap is the world’s oldest recorded joke.
WPN9 TIL that, prior to 1883, the United States had hundreds of timezones.
p8aOZ TIL that after Charlotte Corday was executed by guillotine, a man lifted her head and slapped it on the cheeks, an expression of unequivocal indignation then appeared on her face suggesting that victims of the guillotine may retain consciousness for a short while
pxDO TIL Jamie Lee Curtis saw a photo of Christopher Guest in Rolling Stone magazine and declared to a friend “Oh, I’m going to marry that guy.” She did so five months later. They’re still married today, 31 years later.
W4EX TIL of Julius Yego, a Kenyan javelin thrower who learned the sport and techniques by watching YouTube videos. He competed in London Olympics and this year he won gold at 2015 World Championships. He is known as “Mr YouTube man”.