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TIL Europeans Thought Coffee Was Satanic

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6mQ TIL that over the years scientists have discovered close to 2,000 “Bog Bodies”, incredibly preserved corpses found in peat bogs dating back to the Iron Age. The skin and organs are intact but the acid in the bog has dissolved all the bones.
QGjL TIL Oxford University is older than the Aztecs. Oxford: 1249. Founding of Tenochtitlán: 1325.
yQX0X TIL congenital deafness in cats is seen almost exclusively in white cats. In addition, if a white cat has two blue eyes, it is 3-5 times more likely to be deaf. Cats with one blue eye are twice as likely to be deaf.
vP4YB TIL that typewriter manufactures make models with transparent cases for use by inmates in US corrections institutions where computers are restricted.
pEgQ TIL that Johnny Cash’s estate once refused permission for his hit “Ring of Fire” to be used in a commercial for haemorrhoid cream.