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TIL a Florida computer repair business incidentally named “CP Distributor” paid $240 for an ad in an coupon book featuring the infamous pedophile meme character “Pedobear.”

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WkwxY TIL about "Denny," a "hybrid human" girl who was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan. She lived approximately 90,000 years ago, and represents the first time an ancient individual was discovered whose parents belonged to two distinct species of humans.
OGaMX TIL Through helioseismology, astronomers can observe the far side of the Sun and count its sunspots. The Sun's interior is very good at transmitting sound and its soundwaves are used to look through the star
vMl4 TIL When the USS Simpson was decommissioned in September 2015, it meant the only United States ship still in active service to have sunk an enemy vessel was the 217-year-old USS Constitution
LkLQ TIL John Lennon wrote the Beatles song ‘Dear Prudence’ for Prudence Farrow (Mia’s sister) while studying TM in India. The group became worried about her because she spent the majority of her time alone in her room practicing meditation, so John wrote her a song to persuade her to socialize more.
7rGpr TIL During WWII, the British housed captured Nazi generals in country estates which were secretly bugged. They were invited to garden parties, lunches at the Strand in central London and were each given servants. It was so extravagant that an outraged Churchill ordered the "pampering" to stop