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TIL: In the 18th century, wealthy landowners in England employed ornamental hermits to live in seclusion on their estates as a novelty and form of entertainment for visitors

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xV0J0 TIL between the 16th and 18th centuries, the Catholic church exhumed skeletons from catacombs and decorated them with gold and precious stones to serve as relics for saints. While some of the corpses may have been early martyrs, most actually did not belong to anybody with religious significance.
BgJRW TIL that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, known as a prankster, liked to frighten visitors to his ranch in Johnson City, Texas, by leading them on a raid in his Amphicar, directly into the lake on his property, while shouting that its brakes were malfunctioning.
nJRP TIL Gandhi was obsessed with poop and enemas. He addressed his live-in maids everyday with the sentence “Have you had a good bowel movement this morning, sisters?”
WkGlA TIL of Carrier Strike Group 11, currently commanded by Rear Admiral James "Jim" Kirk. In the past this Group included the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). A new USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is set to be operational in 2027.
Mwo8 TIL that, according to the FDA, The “Lean Cuisine” brand name is considered to be a nutrient content claim, thus, all Lean Cuisines must meet all federal guidelines for what is considered to be ‘lean.’ This includes less than 10 g fat, 4.5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol.