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TIL Tsunamis also happen in the Mediterranean.

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xVJd7 TIL about the Cadaver Synod. In 897 Rome, the deceased Pope Formosus was dug up, tried in the Papal Court for "crimes", found guilty, was stripped of Papal title, 3 fingers were cut off and the body buried in a graveyard meant for foreigners. Then it was re-exhumed and thrown in the Tiber River.
1aw9r TIL that in 1842 Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel by political rival, James Shields. Due to his towering height, Lincoln chose broadswords. When the day of the duel arrived Lincoln demonstrated his strength by chopping a nearby tree branch in half, causing Shields to back out and apologize.
AjV4 TIL Elon Musk stated in an interview that he “wants to die on Mars, just not on impact.”
6EWXJ TIL That the word "Jiffy" (as in, "i'll be back in a jiffy" or "Jiffy Lube") refers to an actual Unit of time, 'The Jiffy', which is defined as "the amount of time light takes to travel one fermi (about the size of a nucleon) in a vacuum".
J1Qe4 TIL that Wendy Carlos, famous synthesizer pioneer (Kubricks Clockwork Orange), is no more publishing her work. Her music has gone out of print for years and is no more licensed, thus it can not really be found on Spotify, YouTube etc. And here i was wondering, why theres only 10 songs on Spotify.