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TIL Canterbury Monks in 1178 AD witnessed an impact on the moon

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JYNrm TIL: A typical kitchen sponge has about the same bacterial density per cm as an average human stool.
GjXN TIL In 1983 there was a Japanese made Atari game called Lover Boy. You play a naked man chasing women around a Pac-man style maze, avoiding the police. If you catch the women you must bring her to orgasm before she can escape. The game was later banned
E1AXd TIL Lydia O'Leary, a woman who was insecure due to a large birthmark on her face, created a product to hide it that was inspired by her experiments with oil paint. She was granted a patent for her concealer in 1932. It's the only foundation with a USPTO patent.
b6ZrQ TIL a residnece st 220 Central Park South was sold in 2019 for nearly $240 million, the most expensive home sold anywhere in the United States
GwWE TIL During the Civil War, a man gained national recognition by repeatedly auctioning off a plain sack of flour. By doing so, he raised $250,000 which aided wounded soldiers.