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TIL that in the 17th and early 18th centuries, facial hair was thought to be a kind of bodily waste - specifically, the leftover by-product from sperm production - a kind of seminal excrement emerging from within the body.

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9w4Np TIL Daryl Hall has a restraining order against John Oates
QNd5k TIL Mozart died at 35, and wrote 800 pieces, 22 pieces every year he lived.
QLOE TIL that adding milk (or anything with fat) to tea destroys the tea’s antioxidants
KBa TIL that on 9/12/2001, in a sign of support for the US, Queen Elizabeth directed that the Star Spangled Banner be played instead of what is typically played, breaking a centuries-old tradition for the first time.
ewRg TIL that a Legend Of Zelda prototype cartridge sold for $55,000 on eBay last year.