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TIL that “Butt” is a medieval unit of measurement for wine. A butt load of wine is 129 gallons.

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aLeM TIL in 1999, New Mexico state Sen. Duncan Scott successfully got a bill passed in the NM senate requiring all psychiatrists testifying in court to wear a wizard’s hat.
D1ang TIL about Havelock Ellis, a 19th century English sexologist, who thought he was impotent until age 60, where he discovered he was "aroused by a woman urinating". He also co-authored early medical textbooks on homosexuality, pioneered investigating psychedelic drugs and married an open lesbian.
QN0OM TIL that cat litter can be used as a cost-effective and realistic alternative to traditional ballast for model railroads. Non-clumping and unscented cat litter is recommended due to its texture and appearance closely resembling real railroad ballast.
dDrxj TIL Vikings raided in Iran in the 9th and 10th century via the Caspian Sea
4xnN TIL that the first officer in the movie Titanic who accepted a bribe, shot a passenger, and then committed suicide is actually a hero and memorialized in his hometown in Dalbeattie, Scottland. The town was so distraught, a Fox exec flew over to present a donation to the local high school.