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TIL Cleopatra married her own brothers.

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epAGb TIL that in the city of Cincinnati, Appalachians are a protected class.
8e1r8 TIL that the heat of the pyroclastic surge produced by the Vesuvius explosion was so great that their brains were vitrified (turned to glass). This is the first time this has been seen.
XwER TIL Production of the film Gone Girl was shut down for four days when Ben Affleck refused to wear a NY Yankees cap in a scene.
kA0e TIL Japanese spider crabs can be 12 ft long and weigh up to 41 lbs