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TIL Washington state will be the first state to allow human composting as a form of burial on May 1, 2020.

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dMG7 TIL a piece of cake is an asexual symbol, much like a rainbow and homosexuality.
W755d TIL that book selling dates back to ancient Greece and Rome—Athens had booksellers by 300 BC, and by the 1st century CE, Roman bookshops (tabernae librarii) were present near the Forum, in areas like the Argiletum and Vicus Sandalarius. A list of books for sale was posted on the door or side posts.
XELX TIL that the first sports bra was created by hooking two jockstraps together. It was originally called the “jockbra.”
Y7mvB TIL that Mike Tyson got into his first fight after an older boy had ripped the head off one of Tyson's pigeons
LQx90 TIL that "Stendhal syndrome" is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty.