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TIL That there is a Japanese word that refers to “the act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piled up with other unread books”

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p80G TIL Dueling (til death) is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors
JYJPj TIL that Richard Nixon appointed four Supreme Court justices during his time as president of the United States.
9YlwG TIL That in The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger wore a prosthetic covering his lower lip that would become unglued, which is how the famous mouth-licking was born.
xVYgo TIL That Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasitic microorganism transmitted by cats, can reside permanently in human brains. This parasite induces permanent changes in human behavior, including enjoying the smell of cat urine, an increase in risk-taking behaviors and a 2.5x increase in Schizophrenia
xV07 TIL when Galileo presented his version of the telescope to the City of Venice in 1609, he did so at least partially because he needed the money to help support a throng of illegitimate children.