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TIL it’s still unknown how Stegasaurus’s were able to mate without hurting each other with their spiky backs.

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5BPB TIL Hitler had an incredibly sweet tooth, eating up to two pounds of chocolate per day, and even adding sugar to red wine before consuming it.
yQl0v TIL in 1687, the Parthenon in Athens exploded when it was hit by a Venetian mortar round in a war between Venice and the Turks. The building was being used by the Turks to store gunpowder. One account says the Turks did not expect the Venetians to target such a historic monument. 300 people died.
6Ejr8 TIL: Beverly Hills Chihuahua made $149,292,488 at the box office; making it one of the most successful English language movies with a majority Hispanic cast.
yVO1M TIL that a 'broken heart' can actually be fatal. "Acute emotional stress can cause the left ventricle of the heart to be 'stunned' or paralyzed, causing heart attack-like symptoms including strong chest, arm or shoulder pains, shortness of breath, loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting."
1JAO TIL That the magician Teller, of Penn and Teller, has no first name. On his driver’s license it is marked NFN (no first name.)