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TIL There is an auction to win a trip to space accompanied by Leonardo DiCaprio

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AoRa TIL Many European zoologists believed that birds hibernated under the sea or flew to the moon in winter until 1822, when a stork was found in Germany with an arrow from Central Africa embedded in its neck, providing the first clear evidence of migration.
D100J TIL: Sucking a King's nipples was an ancient Irish form of submission. Cutting off a royal descendant's nipples made him ineligible for kingship.
PdkJ TIL adult adoption rates in Japan are high so that companies can carry on a particular family name, even if the next generation isn’t up to the task of running a successful business.
WNXA TIL that the original Super Mario Brothers game actually had 256 “hidden” glitch-filled levels that could be accessed by swapping out your cartridge with “Tennis” without turning the console off
D1rBp TIL that the name of the inventor of the lithium-ion battery (which is fine, but not perfect) is John B Goodenough