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TIL that pet dogs (or wolves) have been a part of human culture since before writing, alcohol, or even agriculture.

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7J8Z TIL that there is no evidence that Pythagoras worked on or proved the Pythagorean theorem, or, for that matter, any mathematical problems at all.
v1d98 TIL that Steve Martin has won more Grammy awards for playing banjo than he did for comedy.
Xdj6 TIL a few weeks before Abraham Lincoln was elected president, 11 year old Grace Bedell sent Lincoln a letter encouraging him to grow a beard, writing, “All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you…” By the time of his inauguration, Lincoln had a full beard.
81oa TIL there is a rare mental disorder in which the sufferer is convinced that he or she is dead.
neyYG TIL Van Morrison was so upset at his record label for the crappy contract that he recorded 31 crappy songs on purpose to fulfill his contractual obligations. They weren't released until 2017 and only got out of his Bang Record contract when Bert Berns died of a heart attack.