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TIL Hipparchia of Maroneia demanded to marry cynic philosopher Crates despite her parents objecting. Crates, removed his clothes in front of her parents and declared "this is the bridegroom and this is his property". They got married and lived in the streets as cynics, often having sex in public

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DVnV TIL We perceive our first few years to be much longer in duration than the years that come later. If you measure your life this way, in “perceived” time rather than actual time, half of your “perceived life” is over by age 7.
19xD TIL in 1996, Pfizer may have killed 50 kids in Nigeria while improperly testing experimental anti-meningitis drugs
PYelg TIL that the moon smells like "wet ashes" (Neil Armstrong) or "Spent gunpowder." (Buzz Aldrin).
nWlOr TIL that James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, also made musical instruments. He owned a fake name stamp for a famous flute maker, indicating he passed off cheap flutes as much more valuable.
6EBLQ TIL of Marco Flores. He was molested by a neighbor from age 8. As a teen, he found a photo of his nephew, 6, in his predator’s home. Wanting to protect his nephew, he killed the predator. Police found child porn & chat logs on his pc about molesting Flores & planning to molest more.