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TIL that straws were first invented by the Sumarians and used for drinking beer.

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7Mbx TIL The hacker that exposed the steubenville rapists could get more jail time than the rapists themselves
v1gdx TIL that many people carved various things on the walls of Hagia Sophia throughout the centuries. These runes were carved by a Viking general who is presumed to have gotten bored during the mass and carved "Halvdan was here" on a marble slab.
8eMBG TIL A German man spent years in a mental institution for claiming that his ex-wife and the bank where she worked were involved in a massive money laundering scheme. The accusations turned out to be true, and the plot to have him committed was part of a conspiracy to silence him.
KOG8J TIL A tablespoonful of neutron star placed on Earth's surface would weigh as much as Mount Everest (whereas a tablespoonful of the Sun would weigh about 5 pounds). If the neutron star sample suddenly appeared on Earth, it would cause a giant explosion, vaporizing a good chunk of our planet with it.
8NGa TIL that during the 2008 presidential election, author Stephen King referred to Glenn Beck as “Satan’s mentally challenged younger brother.” In the same year he also spoke out against a Massachusetts bill that would restrict the sale of violent video games to minors.