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TIL Andy Warhol had a sketch sent to the moon on Apollo 12. It was a penis.

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grjky Today I Learned that In 6th-century BCE Acragas(modern Agrigento, Sicily), Perilaus of Athens created the Brazen Bull, a torture device for tyrant Phalaris. Disgusted, Phalaris trapped him inside, roasting him alive. Removed before death, Perilaus was then thrown off a cliff.
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