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TIL in 1719 prisoners in Paris were offered freedom at the condition they would marry a prostitute and move to Louisiana.

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4XV7g TIL contrary to popular belief, canes aren't meant to be used on the same side as your injury. While it seems logical to want to support the injured leg, you are actually meant to walk with the cane opposite your bad leg as to lean your weight away from the injury (rather than against) the bad leg.
pwG4 TIL There are Underwater Ice Tornadoes that Kills Everything it Touches…
D1J5D TIL that Thursday actually means Thor's Day, named after the Norse God of Thunder.
XE4Nr TIL Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard. This painting sold in Brussels for 400 Francs only a few months before his death.
M7en8 TIL that on the atoll of Pinglelap, 10% of the population is affected by total colorblindness, with another 30% being unaffected carriers of the gene. This is due to a population bottleneck caused by a typhoon in 1775 that left 20 survivors on the atoll. One carried the colorblindness gene.