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TIL about the Shope Papilloma Virus, the real world cause behind the Jackalope myth.

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X05lR TIL famous baseball player Arthur Irwin committed suicide by jumping off a ship in 1928. When he died, two widows emerged. He had been living a double life and was married to two different women in different states unbeknownst to each other.
xVmKw TIL there is a town in the UK that publicly weighs their Mayor before and after their term to ensure they haven't gained weight at the taxpayers’ expense. If they have gained weight they are publicly booed.
1QXP TIL that all Mormons who who went to their temple until the 1930’s took an “Oath of Vengeance” against those who had contributed to the death of Joseph Smith including the United States Government.
NXk9J TIL that American Saxophonist John Coltrane is a venerated saint.
KOxDw TIL that in 1196 AD, Al-Aziz Uthman, Saladin's son and the Sultan of Egypt, attempted to demolish the pyramids, starting with that of Menkaure. Workmen recruited to demolish the pyramid stayed at their job for eight months, but found it almost as expensive to destroy as to build. They mostly failed.