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TIL It’s believed kissing only developed 3,000 years ago in India. It was later popularized by the Romans.

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Z8BnB TIL When Apollo 12 deliberately crashed the Ascent Stage of its Lunar Module onto the Moon's surface, NASA reported that the Moon rang like a bell for almost an hour, leading to arguments that it must be hollow like a bell.
pn6O TIL no witches were actually burned during the Salem Witch Trails; the majority of the convicted was hanged, but one was pressed, and at least four more died in prison.
8aeOX TIL After the British set fire to Washington D.C. during the War Of 1812, a tornado appeared out of nowhere and put out the fire saving Washington D.C.
d84Ej TIL that the 'appeal to nature' is a logical fallacy where people assume that something is either good because it's perceived as "natural", or bad because it's perceived as "unnatural".
yVYae TIL In a 2014 report it was found that the mortality rate for professional wrestlers was significantly higher than that of athletes in other sports.