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TIL Eric II, King of Denmark was known as Eric the Memorable. No one remembers why

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9Xk7 TIL that shortly before 2 am on Feb. 6, 1858, over 30 members of the U.S. House of Representatives engaged in a fistfight which only ended when a hairpiece was ripped off one of the combatants, causing the melee to dissolve into “a chorus of laughs and jeers.”
GY6jg TIL that there's something other than a boat OR a plane - it was called the Ekranoplan, a stunning and massive ground effect vehicle.
8a6MZ TIL Dormant viruses can reactivate during spaceflight. Herpes viruses reactivate in more than half of the crew aboard Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions.
grWLA TIL about Barn Quilts. They are a form of Americana folk art that have multiple meanings. Some are dedicated to a specific person while others can represent an entire community.
jNpan TIL that the most expensive liquid in the world, is a thoroughbred horse semen. A gallon of gold-medal-winning Big Star's semen is worth $4.7 million.