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TIL Elvis was born the year the orchestrated piece O Fortuna premiered

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4Xmdw TIL that the English Crown, fearing the potential devaluation of gold, should the philosopher's stone actually be discovered, made penalties for alchemy very severe. In some cases the punishment for unsanctioned alchemy would include the public hanging of an offender on a gilded scaffold.
J1wVv TIL Lockheed Martin have filed for a patent on a small fusion "engine" intended to provide propulsion for a future aircraft design. "Provided herein are various leptonic power sources, leptonic control systems, and leptonic-powered engines."
d89rr TIL there was a “gay Hooters” restaurant in Dallas, Texas called Tallywackers that failed within a year of opening
rNaPo TIL that West Virginia's split from Virginia was controversial. Instead of joining the civil war, citizens met to form WV. Legally a state split needs the consent of the existing government, but when the only representatives in D.C. were from WV, Lincoln decided they were Virginia's only government.
M7eg0 TIL there was a french guy named Tarrare who was known for having a insatiable hunger, so much so that he would eat live cats, fight dogs over hospital trash, and even be able to eat his own weight worth of food. He also was able to swallow whole snakes and eels without chewing.