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TIL Michelangelo had forged Roman antiques to help start his career as an artist

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6EnKl TIL Dr Seuss' wife Helen, who he relied on for editorial input and support, committed suicide following a series of illnesses and Seuss' extramarital affair. In a note left for him, she said she "cannot conceive of life without you," and told him to preserve his reputation by lying about her motive.
QG1X TIL of the Silphium plant. Used by the ancient Romans to induce abortions it was over-harvested to extinction in the 2nd or 3rd century BCE.
kJebW TIL about oldest known written complaint from a customer named Nanni who received the wrong grade of copper from merchant named Ea-nāṣir. It's estimated at being over 3,800 years old (~ 1750 BC).
OG7mY TIL Afolf Hitler's father was born Alois Schickelgruber, and his biological father is unknown. He convinced authorities to make his stepfather Johann Hiedler his legal father, and change his last name to Hiedler. For unknown reasons, authorities misspelled his last name as Hitler
6DLQ TIL in 2001 Mattel sold a Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 flying broom that vibrated when kids rode it. They pulled it from stores after adult stores began selling the toy.