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TIL that there’s a large black stain at the back of the chair, which everybody assumes is Lincoln’s blood , but that’s not the case. Research on the stain has shown that it’s hair oil. Some of the other stains are water damage.

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wbjJ TIL that Coca-Cola bottled in Cleveland, OH never switched to high-fructose corn syrup, they have always used natural sugar.
l09G TIL that Jupiter used to be eight times larger than it is now (its diameter used to be twice its current diameter), it shrinks by ~2 cm each year
W7Mwo TIL of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which can cause a person to sleep for very long periods
64VQ TIL Brandenn Bremmer was a genius–had an IQ of 178, read books at 18 months old, played the piano at age 3, and started college at age 11–who committed suicide at age 14 with no signs of depression, suicide note, or pressure to achieve from his parents
LQOyv TIL that the Venetian Patent Statute, in 1474, is widely accepted to be the basis for the earliest patent system in the world.