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TIL that Seth MacFarlane spoke to Neil DeGrasse Tyson to make sure he got the night sky right in Ted

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Eg4Ap TIL : Tarzan actor and Olympic swimmer Johnny Weismuller and his brother were swimming in Lake Michigan when they saw a boat capsize. They pulled at least 14 people from the water, and 11 of those people survived.
78p6x TIL in 1475, A Jewish woman suspected of murdering Simon of Trent, refused to make a false confession under torture. Her ability to withstand torture led to suspicions of Witchcraft. As a counter-spell, The Bishop instructed her to be washed from head to toe with the urine of a virgin boy.
1bwD TIL that of married couples the least likely to get divorced is a black woman married to a white man
nepQW TIL Loki was actively pansexual and genderfluid in mythology Loki | Mythology, Powers, & Facts.
OGkGg TIL that doctors a hundred years ago used to withhold informing the patient of their serious condition, even including if the patient was dying