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TIL that a medieval hermit could voluntarily choose to live in a small sealed room attached to the church for the rest of their lives. Priests would give them funeral rites before they entered and they were treated like living saints.

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69Km TIL Leonardo Da Vinci had a pupil who painted a nude version of Mona Lisa, called Monna Vanna
VMj98 TIL Harley-Davidson filed a trademark application in 1994 for the sound produced by their motorcycles. After many objections and even litigation, they dropped all efforts in 2000.
9YnVD TIL Khulan & her father were detained by Mongol Officer Naya'a to protect them from nearby soldiers. Khan thought Naya'a did this because he was attracted to her & interrogated him b4 she spoke in his defense & invited Khan for sex to inspect her virginity. She and Khan later married.
XE5Ak TIL hippopotamus can defecate so much in the water they're in, that fish start to die because the bacteria in the hippo's feces use up the majority of the oxygen contained in the river.
vPDvL TIL that Knott's Berry Farm Started Out as a Berry Stand and Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant