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TIL that 17th century Europeans used to glue patches to their faces (velvet for the rich, mouse skin for the poor) in order to conceal blemishes or make a fashion statement

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59wk TIL the whoopee cushion was invented by Elagabalus, a 14-year-old Roman Emperor who often used it at dinner parties. He was assassinated at the age of 18.
yRGM TIL Sean Connery was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond
78kXM TIL of the "Ice City" dug into a glacier in the Alps during WW1 in the front between Austro-Hungary and Italy.
VMen0 TIL that Bon Jovi holds the record for the band with the most Top 10 singles never to reach Number 1, with 18 Top 10s.
gM1OA TIL that the busiest day Dominos Pizza ever had wasn't thanks to a Super Bowl but the O.J. Simpson Bronco Chase