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TIL that when Dylan Thomas (the Welsh poet) died, his widow had his body shipped from New York to Wales. While they were under way, she discovered a group of sailors unwittingly using the coffin as a card table. She decided not to say anything as she thought her husband would have liked it.

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5YpGR TIL In the 1890s, electric bicycles were documented within various U.S. patents. However, in 1992 hardly any commercial electric bicycles were available and the terms E-Bike, power bike, pedelec, assisted bicycle, and power-assisted bicycle only became popular by 2001
R8Ma TIL that circumcision is so popular in South Korea that the circumcision rate exceeds the birth rate
0ddDy TIL that Napoleon's penis was cut off during his autopsy and was eventually purchased in 1977 by a urologist in Michigan. It is described “as looking like a baby’s finger.”
78Z7L TIL The popularity of Peaky Blinders may have inspired a surge in popularity of the names Arthur and Ada in the UK
wLnw1 TIL that bassist Carol Kaye recorded over 10,000 sessions in her 50 year span as a musician, including recording for artists Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Phil Spector, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Andy Williams, The Lettermen, Tina Turner, Herb Alpert, The Supremes, and The Monkees.