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TIL Mazda had to issue at least two recalls because spiders could cause their vehicles to catch on fire.

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wLg06 TIL When Sejanus and his family were executed in 31 AD for conspiracy against the emperor, because there was no precedent for the capital punishment of a virgin, his 14-year-old daughter was raped first, with the rope around her neck.
kJaw7 TIL that Cracker Jack is considered by some food historians to be the first junk food. It was introduced in 1896 along with the slogan “The more you eat, the more you want.”
woY9Y TIL That in 1913, sickly Japanese Emperor Taisho rolled a prepared speech paper into a tube and stared through it like a telescope instead of reading that speech to parliament.
e0KZn TIL That Baltimore and Washington DC are slowly becoming one city with a metro area covering 4 states, and a total population of over 9 million people
4RVg TIL The Grey School of Wizardry is a school specializing in occult magic, operating primarily online and as a non-profit educational institution in the State of California. The school is reported to be the first wizard school to be officially recognized as an academic establishment.