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TIL about "The Indiscreet Jewels", a French novel published in 1748 about a magical ring that makes vaginas talk, literally. Its author, Denis Diderot, is one of the most prominent figures of the Age of Enlightenment.

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8aGn4 TIL of a Russian dog whose owners were killed in a car accident. Despite attempts to adopt or re-home him, the dog refused to leave the site of the accident and waited for them until it died 7 years later. The city informally adopted the dog and dedicated a statue to honor his loyalty.
5Yprp TIL of the Schiphol fly, which is a fly engraved on urinals at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The psychology is that men will want to "wash" the fly off the urinal so they focus more when urinating, apparently lowering cleaning bills in public bathrooms.
EbRV TIL Benjamin Franklin helped to create Impeachment Clause of US Constitution as he recognized that if a president were to “render himself obnoxious”, the logical yet less ideal alternative to an impeachment would be an assassination
GAkAG TIL: The sportscaster Al Michaels was traded by Disney to NBC for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
nWrAo TIL the use of beheading machines in Europe long predates such use during the French Revolution in 1792. An early example of the principle is found in the “High History of the Holy Grail”, dated to about 1210. Although the device is imaginary, its function is clear.