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TIL that “Schnapsidee” is the German word for a ridiculous idea that only sounds good when you’re drunk.

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4kKMR TIL Charlie Chaplain met his 2nd wife on set when she was 12, got her pregnant when she was 16, begrudgingly married her at 16, divorced her at 18. He was 35
loZ1G TIL In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson had Pennsylvania Avenue cut through President's Park, separating what would become Lafayette Square from the White House grounds. Lafayette Square has been used as a racetrack, a graveyard, a zoo, a slave market, an encampment for soldiers
GARRj TIL that some bird species are toxic, even to the touch. There are no known venomous birds, though
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Z819G TIL that sea urchins will place rocks and other small objects on their bodies for protection from UV rays, inspiring aquarium enthusiast Wilson Souza to give his urchins tiny hats.