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TIL that one of George Washington’s generals and the “founder of the US Army” was openly gay.

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grdk4 TIL In the 18th century, there was a practice in England known as "wife-selling." This unusual custom involved a man publicly auctioning off his wife to the highest bidder, often in a marketplace or a tavern. It was sometimes seen as a humorous way to escape an unhappy marriage.
6yx7 TIL that Wes Anderson thinks that Life Aquatic was too expensive and too big. While shooting it he thought, “This is not appropriate for this film. It’s not going to make enough money to do this.”
VB7R0 TIL that Air Guitar is a competitive sport and that it has a world championship
ANrra TIL that Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster were dating (one of Kelly's relationships)
PXWO TIL that the main programmer responsible for writing and maintaining the GNU Privacy Guard (used by journalists and security professionals) almost went broke, but he received funding from Facebook, The Linux Foundation and Stripe after an internet article pointed out his dire financial situation.