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ZpXwY TIL that the person who invented the lobotomy also won a Nobel Prize for it
APLd TIL the first country to send a man-made object into space was Nazi Germany in 3 October 1942
69m9Y TIL there is a theory that question mark orignated from the shape of cat's tail when it is inquisitve.
aw94J TIL that Alan Moore, the author behind Batman: The Killing Joke, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and Watchmen became a ceremonial magician on his 40th birthday, believing it to be "a logical end step to my career as a writer."
8yn4 TIL Putting socks on before underpants in the morning reduces chance of jock itch, as it is often caused by transfer of athlete’s foot (tinea).