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TIL an iron pillar in Delhi(made of 98% wrought iron) has stood for at least 1600 years without rusting or corroding.
kOpvm
TIL Mr Potato Head was originally just the accessories. You provided your own potatoes.
R7BD1
TIL that Joan d'Arc was tried, condemned and burnt at the stake by the Roman Catholic Church in May, 1430 . In the 1456 the very same church debunked her charges and denoted her as a martyr. Finally, in 1920 she was canonised and became a patron saint of France.
GYvr1
TIL that while writing the popular 1990s song Friday I'm in Love, The Cure frontman Robert Smith became convinced that he stole the tune from somewhere, and was so paranoid that he called every person he knew and played the song for them, asking if they recognized it. It was, indeed, unique.
gr817
TIL that Daddy Long Legs should be notable not for their dangerous venom (an urban legend) but for having evolved what is likely the world's first penis. [Details in comments]