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TIL that, since Romans used daylight and darkness to determine time, an hour was 45 minutes in the winter and 75 in the summer

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rmRo TIL Carlos Mencia is not Mexican, and his first name is Ned.
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VMLXp TIL The dog who played Wishbone on the hit 1990s kids show of the same name was called "Soccer" and he was a veteran TV commercial star before appearing on the series. He lived from 1988-2001 and is buried on the Texas ranch where the show was filmed.
ANJYx TIL Gregor Mendel originally planned to use mice for his famous genetics research but was forced to use peas because a Bishop was uncomfortable mice would be having sex in the abbey.
neJMW TIL the original B&W set for the Addams Family was actually pink because it looks better on B&W