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TIL in the Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella, the stepsisters cut off their toes and part of their heel to fit into the slipper. Their plans are foiled when the Prince notices the shoe filling up with blood.

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VMm6m TIL the QWERTY keyboard layout was created in the early 1870s for typewriters. It was purposely designed to slow the user down so the typewriter keys wouldn't jam. 150 years later, we are still using the same keyboard design even though we don't have to worry about keys jamming.
16Wd4 TIL that the world record for most number of monogamous marriages is held by Glynn Wolfe - he married 31 times (with one marriage being annulled) and had approximately 19 children.
rR0Ad TIL "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" by Van Halen was a response to Kurt Cobain's suicide. It also was a source of frustration between Eddie and Sammy as the lyrics were more hopeful but Ed wanted something with more attitude.
R7kw8 TIL that Washington DC police ran a fake hip-hop studio to attract criminals and record proof of their illicit deals. "Manic Enterprises" made 70 arrests, snagged $7.2 million in cocaine, and confiscated 161 illegal weapons. Cops shut it down after they heard a gang planned on robbing the studio.
XEvZ8 TIL that in ancient Rome, clairvoyants acted as civil servants. Augures, or auspices, interpreted the signs of birds to determine whether the gods favoured everything from elections, wars, even whether or not to hold certain ceremonies. Nothing could move forward without the auspices approval.