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TIL George Washington had red hair.

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wLnw6 TIL of the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in United States history. The explosion, caused by a ship full of ammonium nitrate catching fire, was so large that the ship's anchor serves as a memorial to the explosion where it landed... a mile and a half inland.
aweP9 TIL Sheela na gig. A figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated vulva that are found all over Europe.
wRxJ TIL The taxonomist, Linnaeus, had also hypothesized the idea of a Flower Clock; A garden filled with specific plants that open or close their flowers at particular times of the day.
X0DrQ TIL Video game artist, Claire Hummel, observed fan-drawn porn of one of her characters, Lutece of BioShock; was so irritated by the anachronistic undergarments that she posted a guide on drawing time-accurate undergarments. She didn't discourage risque fan art as she herself had drawn lewd fanart
mmMR TIL general Erwin Rommel found himself several times behind Allied lines. On one occasion, he stumbled across an allied field hospital. They were low on supplies and he promised to bring medical supplies, after which he drove off unhindered. Later he returned with the promised medical supplies