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TIL the first scorpions were amphibious and could reach 2.5m (8ft) in length

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0KJp TIL that a Roman prostitute named Marozia not only was the mistress of one pope, but her bastard son, two grandsons, two great grandsons, and one great great grandson all eventually became popes. The era in which they ruled is known by scholars as the “pornocracy”.
YrxZ TIL Comedian Tom Green is also known as a Freestyle Rapper Known as “TG”
M8jW TIL of the universe’s coldest known star, WISE 1828+2650; It’s at room temperature
JQgB TIL the inventor of the pool noodle never patented the idea and was later cut out by the company he worked with to manufacture it. That company now makes 70% of the world’s pool noodles.
ejJk TIL - Dunbar’s Number is 148, the predicted human “mean group size” of the limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships.