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TIL that Mozart composed a song titled “Lick Me in the Ass”.

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QNnL6 TIL in the 17th century, young upper-class men in Europe would travel across the continent in a rite of passage known as The Grand Tour
VMPAB TIL in the 1880s Lamar Thompson was so disgusted that saloons and brothels were tempting Americans into “vices” and hated the "sinful" behavior of fellow humans who engaged in sex, drinking and going out for “fun” that he invented the roller coaster to distract people from sinning.
Mej6V TIL There is a full scale intact replica of Stonehenge in a field near Ingram, Texas.
rE0d TIL that there is a push to replace the skull and crossbones as the international symbol for poison. Because of the popularity of pirates, many children no longer see the symbol as a warning. A proposed alternative is “Mr. Yuk”.
LkYXp TIL a study of Europeans vs Sherpas during an Everest climb found Sherpa blood had less oxygen but used it more efficiently by burning less fat & more glucose (the opposite of Europeans). Plus Sherpas have thinner blood which put less strain on the heart, & more capillaries to deliver oxygen better.