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TIL Google searches for ‘Tinder’ peak at 12.30am, 'porn’ at 1.30am and 'lonely’ at 2.30am

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b88N TIL Spiderman (2002) was the 5th highest grossing film of all time, and over the course of the past 12 years has since fallen to 49th
5Y9v9 TIL A Spoonerism is an error in speech in which corresponding sounds are switched between two words in a phrase. For example, a "Blushing Crow" instead of "Crushing Blow."
x6okD TIL Michelangelo created a sleeping Cupid figure and treated it with acidic earth to appear ancient. He then sold it to a dealer who then sold it to Cardinal Riario of San Giorgio who later learned of the fraud and demanded his money back. Michelangelo was permitted to keep his share of the money.
V8M8 TIL that rapper J. Cole once rented out a house in an upper class white neighborhood where he was recording his album. His neighbors suspected he was selling drugs. It resulted in an investigation and SWAT raid that cost taxpayers $1 Million. They found nothing.
1aLed TIL that the female Surinam Toad carry her eggs on her back and her skin grows over the eggs. The eggs hatch and go through the tadpole phase under her skin. They emerge from her skin as fully formed mini toads after 3-4 months.