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TIL The lighter was invented before the match

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xeAo TIL laws mentioned in the bible required farmers to leave parts of their fields unharvested for strangers, a practice that still exists in parts of the world
78gxL TIL of Jacco Macacco, a ~5kg ape of unknown species, who, after attacking his sailor-mates over some milk, went on to become Britain's most famous pit-fighting monkey, defeating 14 dogs in a row. His gory death, in his fight with the famous bitch Puss, led MPs introduce animal cruelty legislation
EgEMo TIL that tilting the head back when using a nasal spray in not the correct way. And doing the opposite is. That way the Nasal liquid doesnt go through the nose and just go down your throat without hitting inflamed tissue.
mxebR TIL of an Afghan commander who surrendered himself after demanding the reward of $100 for his arrest, as advertised on Wanted posters. Nato officials and Afghan troops were baffled as to why he gave himself up.
5Y9Ok TIL that the character Danny Trejo plays in the Spy Kids series is canonically the same person as his character in Machete. The Spy Kids' uncle is actually a paid assassin in his own series of R-rated movies.