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TIL Lawrence of Rome was sentenced to die by being roasted alive. After a while of being seared over burning coals, he told the executioners “turn me over, I’m well done on this side.” Today he is the patron saint of cooks and chefs in the Catholic Church.

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ev9D TIL a mentally ill woman scribbled her “will” on the back of a grocery list, bequeathing her entire estate (valued at $300,000) to actor Charles Bronson, who she never met. After he accepted, her family filed suit against Bronson and he ended up settling out of court.
b9eQa TIL humans used to sleep in two shifts. The first sleep of four hours began about two hours after dusk. It is then followed by a waking period of one or two hours where they performed some work, a hobby, relaxation, or sex. And finally, a second sleep followed that lasted until dawn.
Y7Dwd TIL that the popular 90’s song “Macarena” was actually a remix to the original made by Los Del Rio.
NXY7P TIL that American country music singer Lee Greenwood attempted to trademark the term "God Bless the USA." The trademark was rejected since the ordinary consumer would perceive the words at their ordinary meaning rather than as a trademark, which is meant to indicate the source of a product.
J1QJ1 TIL only 40 dog breeds and varieties were known in 1873, whereas today, around 400 breeds are recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale alone.