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TIL orgasms happen from high levels of synchronized activity in multiple parts of both brains

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mMPP TIL of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor. 563 years ago today, as Ottoman cannons breached the once-mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, he donned the appearance of a common soldier and led his remaining men to one last valiant charge in the name of Rome and their home.
rNGPW TIL that during WWII Boeing built a huge factory and camouflaged it by building a completely fake town on top of it so it would look like a suburban neighborhood from the air
pYYLO TIL about the "Tilted Arc," a slightly curved, leaning metal wall installed as art in front of a federal building in NYC in 1979. It immediately met with complaints and petitions for its removal, but remained in place until 1986. No other site wanted it, its now stored in a warehouse.
kJvjB TIL: In 17th century Holland, several Dutch cities banned gingerbread figures due to their use as effigys.
e0lNL TIL: Donkey Xote, an Spanish-Italian knockoff of the Shrek films released in 2007 promoted it’s DVD with a caption legitimately reading “From the producers who SAW Shrek”.