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TIL There were volcanos erupting on the moon when dinosaurs existed

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ANA5l TIL Joe's Crab Shack tried to fight tipping culture with "no tip required" pricing. It didn't work.
PYagG TIL of the Harvard Jail House, which was put on sale by accident. Robert Pinckney bought the jailhouse for $1.50 and successfully sued the town for rent when they continued putting criminals in there. He then sold the place to Charlie McCarthy, a ventriloquist’s dummy, for $10,000 in war bonds.
p8W68 TIL that a man, Tommie Woodward, was killed by an alligator after yelling "Fuck that alligator" and jumping into the water nearby. Woodward, who was drinking in an outdoor bar, had been warned not to enter the water because of the beast. There were also signs that warned of alligator attacks.
4KQg TIL that in 1985, Utah Senator Jake Garn flew aboard the Space Shuttle. He became so sick and nauseous, that to this day, astronauts use the “Garn” as a unit of measurement of space sickness…
1aBMD TIL in the 18th century, the wealthy would keep live "garden hermits" or, people that would dress as druids and live in handmade grottos among the properties. They would be used as entertainment, could not cut their hair or nails, and were often treated as sages.