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TIL that in Roman-era Marseilles people who wanted to kill themselves applied to the Senate, and if their reasons were judged sufficient they were given free hemlock to do so

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nWLkG TIL that for decades there was speculation why "Dolly for Sue", a seemingly normal rag doll, was present on the Island of Misfit Toys in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special. In 2007, Arthur Rankin revealed that she was a Misfit Toy due to being clinically depressed.
yVVxw TIL: During WW1 British officers had their coffins screwed shut while non-ranking soldiers had theirs nailed shut.
NXre8 TIL Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company. They didn’t make their first video game until 1978.
J1OWm TIL in 1494, Christopher Columbus recorded an encounter with the now-extinct Caribbean Monk Seal near the island of Hispaniola, his men killed 8 seals as they slept on the beach
WkLRo TIL that playing the didgeridoo has been clinically proven to help treat sleep apnea.