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TIL that Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was humiliated that the term "masochism" was named after him.

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P1EdG TIL that stargardt disease makes the center of your vision blind, making you only being able to see the sides
N1AP TIL that in 1888, when sound recording was in its infancy, Arthur Sullivan toasted Edison with the words: “I am astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever”.
5Y7E8 TIL about Spring-Heeled Jack, a mysterious boogeyman that was said to ring residents of Londons’ doorbells dressed as a bear, a ghost or a devil and scratch them with metal claws before leaping away with unnatural agility. Sightings of him stretched from 1837 to 1904.
vldL TIL that anyone can take huge container ships around the world as passengers for about $120 a day. Trips may last just a few days, although some travelers sign on for 60 days or even around-the-world journeys. Meals are provided, rooms are cleaned once a week and passengers do their own laundry.
jyvE TIL Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson were college room mates and staged a break-in of their own apartment to convince their landlord to fix the windows. A private investigator eventually tracked them down.