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6964w TIL the word ‘sadism’ derives from the Marquis de Sade, a contemporary of Napoleon whose views on violence scandalised French society (even during the revolutionary terror). His book 120 Days of Sodom is considered unreadable for its abhorrent graphic sexual violence
OoEOg TIL there's a Machine gun Nest at Hoover Dam.
KYKVQ TIL that in Lionel Messi senior debut for Argentina against Hungary, aged 18, he was sent off only two minutes after he came on, for striking a defender with his arm while trying to shake him off, and was found weeping in the dressing room after his sending-off
9YkG6 TIL that there is a Gary Gygax memorial where people ask to have their dice blessed by the spirit of the man who created D&D
RxEa TIL A sardine is not a species of fish, but a name that can apply to many small varieties of pickled fish, including herring and pilchard.