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TIL The word 'fascinating' comes from the word 'fascinum' which was an ancient roman amulet of a flying penis, used a a protection charm

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69LoX Today i learned the co-owner of Macy's and his wife died in the sinking of the Titanic. His wife refused to board a lifeboat and save herself, instead choosing to stay with her husband and go down with the ship.
NXMmQ TIL Albatrosses go years without setting foot on land, using a process called dynamic soaring to fly for long periods without flapping their wings.
oB1QA TIL of the Taichang Emperor, a Chinese emperor in 1620 who reigned for just 29 days after falling ill from "excessive sexual indulgence after he was presented with eight maidens". Shortly after, he would experience severe diarrhea after taking a laxative which would ultimately lead to his death.
Wg8L TIL that ISIS bans use of tobacco, alcohol, music, showing skin of women (& mannequins), yet willfully condone the rape of non-Muslim captive women and torture/execution of non-believers.
b9jL4 TIL the "Nuclear football" is a mobile command center that can launch a nuclear strike to any city on Earth in under 3 minutes.