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TIL it’s possible to explode from a colonoscopy, in the latest episode of Clear & Vivid with Alan Alda

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nenZW TIL that Notch, aka Markus Persson, had his PayPal account frozen for a suspicious withdrawal or deposit when he made $750,000 from early Minecrafat sales.
epVen TIL the FDIC is a US government corporation created in 1933 that guarantees all customer deposits at US banks are protected in the event of a bank run or failure
neZG TIL the original idea for the episode, Jurassic Bark, was to have Fry’s mother fossilized instead of Seymour, but the idea was deemed to be “too upsetting to the audience”.
OowP7 TIL the Aztecs of Mexico used a “rabbit scale” to describe degrees of intoxication. It ranged from very mild intoxication (a few rabbits) to heavy drunkenness (400 rabbits).
VBRep TIL in 897, the Cadaver Synod saw Pope Stephen VI dig up predecessor Pope Formosus, put his corpse on trial for crimes including perjury, and posthumously desecrate his body after a guilty verdict.