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TIL that the earliest known recipe for mashed potatoes appeared in 1747.

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EgpOo TIL that an ancient Carthaginian explorer found an island populated with “hairy and savage people.” He captured three women, but they were so ferocious he had them killed and skinned. His guides called them “Gorillai.” While gorillas are named after them, it’s unknown what he actually encountered.
ep5kb TIL that on 20th May 1910, Edward VII’s funeral was led by his dog Caesar, a fox terrier who walked behind the coffin, ahead of Europe’s monarchs. The King’s constant companion, Caesar now lies sculpted at his feet in St George’s Chapel. His collar read: “I am Caesar. I belong to the King.”
N78K6 TIL about “The Husband Stitch”, a terrifying, yet very real medical procedure where an extra stitch is placed during the suturing repair process after a vaginal birth. The extra stitch is placed to “increase” the pleasure for a male sexual partner, usually per his request.
DQ0jr TIL about William Hoy, the most accomplished deaf player in MLB history. He couldn’t hear the umpire’s ball & strike calls, & the stadium had no scoreboard for him to follow the count. So, the third-base coach signaled to him by raising his left index finger for a ball, the right for a strike.
lo7A1 TIL Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, believed that his professor at Harvard was giving him unfair grades. To prove it, he turned in a paper from George Orwell. He received a B-.