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TIL that Comic Book Guy’s “worst episode ever” originated from a newsgroup poster who used it to describe his displeasure with the episode “Itchy and Scratchy the Movie.”

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P0YL TIL that the worst war of Mankind was the Mongol conquest, killing up to 17 % of the world population, 14 % more than WWII.
XyBP TIL Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas celebrate Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s birthday the same day as Martin Luther King Jr Day
NZ7E TIL that because of ‘the wagon-wheel effect,’ under improper lighting, fast-spinning machinery can look like it’s standing still, which is very dangerous
rNgx TIL that magic mushrooms can make you permanently more creative, curious, and inquisitive
D1jye TIL a Polynesian man named Tupaia drew an incredibly accurate map for Captain Cook, but it was misunderstood to be badly made and unusable. The map puzzled people for centuries until some researchers finally figured out how to use it correctly.