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TIL the style of constellation diagrams used in most modern astronomy guides was invented by Curious George author H. A. Ray

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dlG7 TIL Garry Hoy threw himself through a glass wall on the 24th story of the Toronto-Dominion Centre and fell to his death after the window frame gave way. He was attempting to prove to a group of prospective articling students that the glass was unbreakable.
jNpBj TIL a reverend of the Freedom Church of Revelation asked the Vice Chancellor of Delaware for permission to settle a lawsuit with a "trial by combat to death." The Vice Chancellor rejected this request. This happened in 1983.
wLnYP TIL that for 25 years, two brothers re-gifted each other the same pair of pants, in increasingly inventive and difficult packaging, including a 600lb safe, a double-glazed window, a 16-foot rocket ship, and a crushed car, with a card that read "Merry Christmas, the pants are in the glove box".
Q7D6 TIL that masturbating more than 21 times a month can actually decrease your chance for prostate cancer. This was discovered after testing to see if increased masturbation was linked to an increase in prostate cancer.
DQDne TIL The vast majority of Australia's naval fleet is moored at two different military facilities, located more than 3,900 kilometers apart. By sheer coincidence, both facilities are named "Garden Island".