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TIL European beer steins with pewter lids originated during the 14th century Bubonic Plague to keep flies out of your drink.

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W7GWN TIL that on June 15, 2018, Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. During the ceremony, the European Space Agency honored him by beaming a recording of his voice toward the nearest known black hole, which will take 3,500 years to arrive.
8aVRP TIL about Leo Marks, WW2 cryptographer, who was given a 20 minute training exercise on his first day at work which took him the whole day to complete. He had accidentally not been given the cipher key and ended up breaking a code that was meant to be secure.
N7E7e TIL Dr. William Dove was able to produce unicorn (single-horn) rams, goats, and a bull in 1930 by moving the un-anchored horn buds of the animal and trimming them so that they fit together. Dove reported that his unicorn bull became the leader of its herd and was very rarely challenged by others.
loeNB TIL: Rock-comedy band Tenacious D performed on-screen together for the first time in 90's stoner comedy 'Bio-Dome', starring Pauly Shore.
e05g6 TIL About the Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland, Colorado. It celebrates the cryopreservation of "Grandpa" Bredo Morstoel, by organising coffin races or lookalike contests. You can also visit the Tuff Shed where Grandpa is being held frozen.