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TIL in the half-century between April 1964 and April 2013, only one issue of Mad magazine was published which didn't contain new material by cartoonist Al Jaffee.

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69bVZ TIL that a purported 12th century prophecy claims to list all future Catholic popes until the end of the world; the current pope would be the last one on the list. Historians believe it is a 16th century forgery: the list appeared in 1595 and better describes pre-1590 popes than subsequent ones.
X0Alj TIL American silent film actress Martha Mansfield died at age 24 when a carelessly tossed match lit her costume on fire. It was never determined who threw the match.
a87bb TIL that pigeons prefer certain car colors when it comes to pooping on them.
kO5 TIL ‘reddit’ means 'gives back’ in Latin.
R7oN1 TIL of the existence of "scholarly publishing stings", in which academics submit absurd research papers to scholarly journals to test if the editors are actually paying attention. Sometimes, these are accepted and published.