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TIL that the name Daisy is short for Margaret

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JYjJm TIL that Mary Shelley kept the calcified heart of her husband; a year after she died it was found in her desk.
gr5JW TIL in 1985 Cannon Films bought filming right for Spider Man, believing it was wolf man like character. In their treatment, Peter Parker transforms into eight armed hairy monster.
7ZPr TIL that John Paul I (1912-1978), the last pope who avoided the typical papal regalia and tried to make major progressive reforms to Church doctrine, died just one month into his papacy under mysterious circumstances. The Church has never investigated his death.
xRxo TIL Strabo wrote the earliest variant of the Cinderella myth circa 24 AD, set in Egypt. Rhodopis, a Greek, was bathing when an eagle snatched one of her shoes, carried it to the sunset, and dropped it into the lap of the Pharaoh. He searched for the owner of the shoe, found Rhodopis and married her
XZWr TIL the Playstation 2 is the best selling game console of all time, selling 155 million units. 131 million more than the XBOX.