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TIL of the Brazen head, a construct in medieval folklore that could supposedly answer any question, also a common theme is them breaking them or exploding after their maker misses the chance to ask them a question

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99wX TIL a UT-Austin undergrad wrote a paper proposing ratifying a long-dormant Constitutional amendment. He got a ‘C’, started a movement, and it was ratified in 1992.
XEydj TIL there is a Saint Lucifer, a Christian Bishop who lived in the 4th century. There is a church dedicated to him in Sardinia.
m1nGE TIL about the story of Cimon and Pero in which a man condemned to starvation for stealing a loaf of bread is covertly breastfed and sustained by his daughter who visits him everyday in the prison.
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AGbn TIL the burning sensation felt when applying rubbing alcohol to cuts is caused by nerve cells in the cut that are trying to protect you by responding to heat. The alcohol lowers the amount of heat needed to turn on these cells so much that your own body temperature causes the burning.