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TIL that in 1958 Howard Ulrich and his son sailed over a 1,720-foot wave caused by the largest tsunami ever recorded

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7r0rr TIL about 'holy anorexia' - Medieval Catholic saints "refused food, but drank the pus from the sores of the sick. Angela of Foligno is reported to have said it was as "sweet as the Eucharist", and also to have eaten the scabs and lice from those same patients"
VMaNB TIL in the early 20th century there were baby alligators in the Boston Public Garden. They were fed live rats and mice by local residents
epmrb TIL in the 1950s General Motors sponsored three Looney Tunes episodes to promote capitalist ideas.
ZENp TIL Madonna leaked a fake version of her album to pirates where every song was a loop of her saying “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Then a hacker posted the real songs on her own site for everyone to download.
eppAJ TIL about Joe Quaid, whose testicle ruptured/exploded during a hurling game in 1997. His right testicle exploded on impact while half of the other testicle had to be surgically removed.