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TIL: Loofahs don’t come from the sea. They’re gourds!
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TIL about the False Dmitrys. Three different imposters who all pretended to be Dmitry the son of Ivan the Terrible. Each of them fooled the nation into crowning them Tsar but all were ultimately found out and executed.
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TIL prior to the Treason Act of 1790, the punishment for a woman convicted of treason was to be burned at the stake. To show mercy, the executioner was equipped with a cord passed around the victim’s throat, which he would then pull tight, strangling her before the flames could reach her.
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TIL that David Hume, at a dinner party, once openly questioned whether anyone could truly be an atheist. His host, the Baron d'Holbach, revealed that Hume was sitting at a table with seventeen atheists.
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TIL Producer Ralph Bakshi pitched "Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures" to CBS by claiming that he owned the rights to Mighty Mouse. CBS actually already owned the rights for 32 years and forgotten about it. CBS purchased the show from Bakshi.
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TIL the Breaking Bad episode "Fly", where nothing happens & they chase a fly for 60 minutes, was directed by Rian Johnson who later went on to write & direct Star Wars Episode VIII