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TIL A televangelist called Oral Roberts once told his viewers that if he didn’t receive 8 million dollars in 3 months God would kill him, and that he received over 9 million dollars in that period of time

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d88d8 TIL in 1986 the death mask of the Mayan leader Pacal was stolen from a museum in Mexico. Museum officials believed the thieves to be international, professional criminals since security was so intense. A year later the mask was discovered, and the thieves revealed to be veterinary school drop outs.
8adOK TIL the worst human stampede in Britain was when 183 children were crushed to death in a stairway rushing to collect gifts from the entertainers after a variety show, in June 1883
b99mp TIL that since 1405 until the present day without interruption, the city of Lausanne (Switzerland) has maintained a lookout in the Cathedral bell tower. The lookout announces the time by yelling the hour from 10 pm to 2 am, 365 days a year. The lookout cries the hour to each cardinal direction
P14KL TIL The Amazing Jonathan, late comedian and magician, was married to, and managed by, Anastasia Synn, a transhumanist, biohacker, and cyborg rights activist. She holds the Guinness World Record for most technological implants in the female body and has the largest magnet ever implanted in a person.
J11GB TIL We eat chicken 'drumsticks' because the Victorian era taboo surrouding sexual language was so strong that even using the word 'leg' was considered impolite.