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TIL that Comic Sans was inspired by the lettering in Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns

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VBroG TIL in 1490s Florence, gangs of pious youths called Piagnoni roamed the streets shaming sinners and collecting “sinful” items such as makeup, musical instruments, mirrors, wigs, dolls, and even chess pieces to burn in giant public bonfires led by the fiery Dominican Friar Girolamo Savonarola.
6EJyl TIL of the devastation of Sandby Borg. It was the scene of a massacre in the late 5th century AD. The victims of the massacre were never buried but are found lying as they fell, inside the houses and scattered on the streets of the fort. The site was never occupied again.
b0kQ TIL Teens in the United States and Europe have similar levels of sexual activity. However, European teens are more likely than U.S. teens to use contraceptives generally and to use the most effective methods; they therefore have substantially lower pregnancy rates.
d8N5E TIL Granulation on the sun is visible only in excellent seeing with high power and at least a 4-inch aperture filtered telescope. Sometimes called rice grain or lemon peel, this textured appearance is due to hot gas continually boiling up to the Sun’s surface, cooling, and sinking down again
Egm1W TIL of Allahakbarries - a cricket team founded by James Matthew Barrie - the author of Peter Pan. Doyle, Wodehouse, Jerome, Milne - yes, those very famous writers!!! - played for the team. The team didn't perform altogether bad - sometimes they even won. Other times...