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TIL people used to carve turnips for Halloween, not pumpkins
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TIL the last on-screen appearance Orson Welles ever made was on the TV show Moonlighting, where he read an introduction to assure audiences that the sudden shift to black-and-white is not a sign there is something wrong with their televisions.
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TIL Ancient Rome had a urine tax paid by its buyers. Urine was used for tanning, wool production, and to clean and whiten woolen togas. Instituted by Nero, removed after a while, and re-enacted by Vespasian. His name still attaches to public urinals in France (vespasienne) and Italy (vespasiano).
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TIL that pupils dilate when multiplying two two-digit numbers.
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TIL, According to legend, a round of Golf has 18 holes because there are 18 shots in a fifth of alcohol
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TIL a bone marrow transplant recipient’s blood type eventually changes to match the blood type of the donor.