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TIL: The Holy Prepuce or Foreskin was an ancient relic dating back to the 800s when Charlemagne claimed to receive it from an angel. It was looted in the Sack of Rome. In 2013, documentary, "The Quest for the Holy Foreskin" was broadcasted by National Geographic.

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4XVOo TIL ancient Egyptian eye makeup provided psychic protection as well beauty enhancement. An unadorned and thus unprotected eye was believed vulnerable to the Evil Eye. Outlining the eyes became a personal protective amulet drawn right upon the skin that, once applied, could not be lost or stolen.
ADvNd TIL of Pierre-Simon Laplace, often referred to as the French Newton, he is credited with translating the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus. Laplace was one of the first scientists to propose the existence of black holes and the theory of gravitational collapse.
N7y9b TIL that three suburban towns on eastern Long Island are seeing skyrocketing cancer rates. Meanwhile, breast cancer alone on all of Long Island is 13 to 18 times higher than the state average, and has been for decades.
Rwo7 TIL that western countries call “Sudoku” by its Japanese name, while the Japanese call the game by it’s English literal translation, “Number Place”
6EWOZ TIL red tape was actually used to bind government documents and you had to literally cut through them to get stuff done. And you can buy pieces of US red tape from the National Archives.