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TIL: The Singing Nun, known for her unexpected 1963 hit "Dominique" left her convent in 1966, recorded a single singing the praises of contraception, entered into a lesbian relationship with a woman 11 years younger than her, and ended up committing suicide with her lover in 1985.

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gr5gy TIL the first established patent system was the Venetian Patent Statute of 1474, being the earliest codified patent system in the world, with its principles still being the basic foundation of modern patent law
ADRmn TIL about Marjoe Gortner. Forced to be an evangelical preacher at a young age, he left his religion, but then returned to make some money. He eventually invited a documentary crew to follow him as he showed the “tricks” of his revivals. The 1972 film won an Oscar.
PgxO TIL that the Danes saved almost all Danish Jews during WW2
jNomp TIL the UK has a road marking to stop people blocking road junctions. The Box Junction is a yellow criss-cross marking and you are not allowed to enter the box unless your exit is also clear, thus avoiding blocking traffic from other directions.
M7Kkm TIL about Constantine Diogenes, a peasant in the Byzantine Empire who simply pretended to be the emperor’s son and managed to assemble a Cuman army to invade off the back of his baseless claim