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TIL studies suggest that people who swear often, stay up late, and are messy, tend to have high IQ’s

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NXQoE TIL that the word 'eclipse' comes from the Greek word meaning 'abandonment'. This stems from their belief that eclipses were a sign that the gods were angry with humans and the Sun would abandon the Earth, bringing untold misery.
R70k8 TIL that as of 2017, 60 percent of pet cats and 56 percent of pet dogs in the US are overweight or obese
6P1X TIL Nero, a Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, was known for having captured Christians to burn them in his garden at night for a source of light.
pYxGG TIL the most expensive medieval English coin ever sold at auction is a 'Henry III gold penny' minted around 1257 that fetched £648K ($835K) in 2022. It's only the eighth known example out of the roughly 52,000 coins that were originally minted. It was found by an amateur metal detectorist in Hemyock
lobV5 TIL of the episode Home, from The X-Files. The Episode was so disturbing it was banned from resyndication after its initial release on FOX.