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TIL that when the Greek goddess Demeter was depressed, a old woman named Baubo cheered her up by flashing her genitals at her

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DQY5e TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'.
7ZVr TIL 4,000 McDonald’s hamburgers are eaten every minute. That’s also the number of burgers they get from one cow.
B0gx TIL Marvel published a “Generic Comic Book”, in order to trademark the names “Super-Hero” and “Super-Villain”
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mxyXO TIL over 84,000 scrolls were found behind a wall in the Sakya Monastery in 2003. They were untouched for hundreds of years.