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TIL that jukeboxes in the 1940s and 50s sometimes contained a "silent" record so someone could choose to turn the music off for a bit.

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m1lPy TIL when Théodore Géricault was painting “The Raft of the Medusa,” he met with survivors of the disaster, built a replica raft, and purchased multiple human limbs and a severed head which he took back to his studio in order to accurately portray the colour and texture of decaying flesh. [NSFW]
GnNN TIL there’s a type of English meatball called a Faggot
0wX8A TIL that Robert Hill, a Jamaican entertainer, was driving when a police car ran a red light and hit him. He took video of the Jamaican police coming into his house and threatening him not to seek damages. He was later shot by the police, who called it a "shootout", after releasing the video.
PQPJ TIL that Elon Musk’s motivation to build SpaceX was so he can die on Mars
9yZ7 TIL that de-scented Skunks make great pets, similar to ferrets. They’re extremely docile and can even learn tricks and be called by name.