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TIL Rowan Atkinson (Mr.Bean) has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering

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gr999 TIL that the 'brotherly love' in the etymology of the name Philadelphia refers to literal incest, when Ptolemy II married his sister Arsinoe II they both took/were given the name Philadelphos, or 'sibling-lover'.
xx50 TIL that every article in the star wars wiki is written in past tense because it’s in “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”
7y47 TIL that the high five was invented by an openly gay athlete, and was a symbol of gay pride and identification.
R7lZ8 TIL The oldest recorded "your mom" joke was discovered on a 3,500 year old Babylonian tablet in 1976. The text read: “...of your mother is by the one who has intercourse with her. What/who is it?” There was no response on the tablet.
X0DZr TIL men produce twice as much sweat per gland than women do