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TIL the dark spots of the moon are solidified seas of lava.

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ADwja TIL Napoleon’s penis was allegedly bought in 1977 by Columbia University professor emeritus John Lattimer for $3,000, who passed it on to his daughter before he died in 2007.
EvQW TIL there is evidence that once infected with a flu, the virus influences humans to be more social and come into contact with large groups of people.
XEgB8 TIL Before antibiotics, patients with Tuberculosis were sent to Colorado Springs as it was believed dry air and sunshine helped in the treatment. TB sanatoriums, or small hut-like structures with ventilation, still litter backyards and properties around the city.
0wv5v TIL: after leaving for a trip and returning to find his pregnant wife had died and been burried, Samuel Morse spent the next 45 years of his life inventing the telegraph; trying to make sure no one felt the way he did that night.
YporG TIL There is an exact scale replica of the Parthenon of Athens. Located in Nashville, the building was originally constructed of brick, plaster and wood slats in 1897 as part of an exhibition celebrating 100 years of Tennessee. In 1920, it was rebuilt with durable materials becoming an exact copy.