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TIL that Great Britain was at war with Sweden for almost 2 years without ever actually fighting. There were zero causalities and ships traded as usual.

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GjRE TIL that May 22, 2010 someone paid 10.000 bitcoin for a pizza, which is now worth more than 17 million dollars
lPG5 TIL that Skeptical Inquirer and JREF investigated appearances by “psychic” Sylvia Browne on The Montel Williams Show by looking at what happened to 115 victims of crime discussed on the shows. While Browne claims to be at least 85% correct of her abilities, SI and JREF found her to be 0% correct.
J1jOB TIL The Japanese art form of Kusôzu, which means “painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse”, portrays the sequential decay of a cadaver, usually female, in graphic detail. The paintings are meant to encourage contemplation on the repulsive aspects of the body and discourage sexual desire.
P1nxO TIL that a man notorious for killing people with an axe in New Orleans sent a note to the police which he stated he would attack the town but any house that played jazz music would be spared. That night across the city, people flooded into bars and houses blasting jazz. Nobody died that day.
dBWZ TIL the Roman emperor Nero took a liking to a young boy named Sporus, who he had castrated and married because he bore a resemblance to the emperor’s former wife, who Nero had allegedly murdered. After Nero’s death, Sporus took his own life out of humiliation.