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TIL that the book of Proverbs, which contains many maxims condemning adultery, was written by a man who had 700 wives, 300 concubines, and an affair with the Queen of Sheba.

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oRBR8 TIL Korea has a she-bear foundation myth. A god ordered a tiger and bear to stay in a cave and eat only garlic and mugwort for 100 days. The tiger failed, but the bear persisted and transformed into a woman. The she-bear married the god's son, gave birth to the founder of the oldest Korean kingdom
loZ7V TIL €3.80 was the price Scooter paid for his fish. The decade old question now has an answer!
ANo0x TIL: In the 80s, DC created Hemo - Goblin, a villain that last one issue who give AIDS/HIV if he bites you and he operated in South Africa. He infected several superheroes.
j97N TIL that at the moment of launch, the Saturn V’s fuel economy was 7 inches per gallon.
69ARm TIL that during the state opening of parliament in 1845, the Duke of Argyll accidentally dropped the Imperial State Crown, causing £150 (23,000$ today) worth of damage. Of the accident, Queen Victoria wrote in her diary:" [The Crown] was all crushed and squashed, like a pudding that had set down."