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TIL The writers of Parks & Rec wrote in Ron Swanson’s alter-ego as Duke Silver before they even knew Nick Offerman was an accomplished saxophonist.

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WkLo9 TIL DEFCON 5 is actually the lowest level of nuclear alert, and DEFCON 1 means imminent nuclear war
yVJ0w TIL: Wife selling was a practice in England for almost 2 centuries with last incident being in 1913 where one was sold to a coworker for £1. It ended unhappy marriages as divorces were expensive. Eventually there were public auctions that the wife had to agree to. You can even buy back your wife.
rKPx TIL that Aleksander Vinter produces music under the alias of the condition he has: Savant. He is able to produce prodigious amounts of music in a short time. Born in 1987, he has produced more than 10,000 songs. To those who haven’t listened to Savant, the music he makes is utterly mind blowing.
VBLRG TIL unassisted marathon swims can be relays with varied numbers of participants
rOXM TIL The earliest surviving aerial photograph is of Boston’s North End in 1860, taken from a hot air balloon. The photograph is titled ‘Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It.’