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TIL toilet paper was invented in 1857. Before that early North American colonists used corn cobs. Sailors used ‘tow rag’, which was a long piece of frayed rope that dangled in the water.

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GoJ4 TIL after learning of his parents tragic death due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Weird Al went on to perform and gave the reason that “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well”
oVLr TIL that L. Ron Hubbard explicitly said that he considered Scientology a business, and only pursued the “religion angle” for monetary reasons. In his personal correspondence, he called Scientology’s status as a religion “entirely a matter for accountants and solicitors”
4b8X TIL that due to the lax laws that pertained to divorce in Reno, Nevada in the early 1900’s, “divorce ranches” were created where women, who were denied divorces in their own home states, could stay at, establish residency, and gain a divorce in Reno within the span of six weeks.
e00B4 TIL there are 96 bags of astronaut poop, pee and puke on the moon. They were left behind to make room for bringing moon rocks back to earth. Theres also 12 Hasselblad cameras, a gold plated telescope, used wet wipes, space food wrappers, golf balls, 70 other space craft, and 12 pairs of boots there.
wL5K7 TIL a fan of George RR Martin's ASoIaF guessed that " Hodor " meant " Hold the Door", to which Martin answered " you don't know how close to the truth you are "