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TIL There is a surface feature on Pluto named after Cthulhu
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TIL of Harry Thaw who killed architect Stanford White and was acquitted based on the defense of “dementia Americana,” a phenomenon that caused American men to become temporarily insane and seek revenge against those who had tainted their wives’ virtue. Thaw had married White’s former mistress.
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TIL of the "Freezer Bowl", the coldest NFL game in history between the Cincinnati Bengals and the visiting San Diego Chargers. The wind was nearly 30 MPH, the official temperature was -9°F, and the wind chill factor put the temp at -59°. The Bengals won and went to the Super Bowl
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TIL Sammy Hagar of Van Halen once started his own travel agency so his band could save on touring costs
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TIL that the Queen of Denmark illustrated the artwork for the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings
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TIL that the words “made” and “had” were originally contractions of the words “maked” and “haved.”