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TIL that the most active author on r/conspiracy wrote 896,337 words, twice the length of the Lord of the Rings trilogy

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Zp4Ga TIL controversy was created in 2011 when a Spanish toy company exported the Breast Milk Baby Doll to the US. The doll, intended to teach girls nurturing skills, came with a halter top which had two sensors that girls would wear to imitate the act of breastfeeding the doll. Some parents were outraged
kJO0e TIL that in 1715, Jacobite rebels attempted to storm Edinburgh Castle. The ladder they brought was too short, so the attempt failed, and they were all arrested.
WkB4A TIL America and "the Americas" were named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navigator and merchant. "America" was chosen because it matches Europe and Asia, which are also womens names.
eDng TIL a Wells Fargo employee was fired after it came to light he attempted to use a cardboard dime in a washing machine fify years ago.
P1Qyg TIL about a man under the pseudonym "Kirk Allen" who became deluded that a sci-fi book series was actually the story of his life. He filled in the blanks with elaborate details and hallucinated himself in those settings. He was treated by Robert Lindner, who himself became obsessed with the books.