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TIL a man in the 1830s accused his church of murdering his wife, and had his grievance carved into her gravestone. Its specific, and gives names and events leading to her death. Its about 150 words long.

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GY1D5 TIL that the funky Sesame Street segment known as “Pinball Number Count” which counts to 12 by following the journey of a pinball was created in 1976 and featured The Pointer Sisters.
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oBJmA TIL There are penguins that participate in prostitution. They perform sexual acts in exchange for pebbles. However, sometimes they will bait the male into thinking they’ll have sex, but then just run off with the pebble.