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TIL that, in medieval Europe, scales were used to weigh suspected witches to determine whether or not they should be burned at the stake

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nD9Y TIL: Dishwashers are significantly more efficient than hand-washing dishes.
YM1Z TIL after finally receiving a settlement from Yoko, Julian Lennon has become a John Lennon memorabilia collector. He paid 30,000 pounds for the coat Lennon wore on the cover of Magical Mystery Tour. “The irony isn’t lost on me that I am using his money to buy back his things.”
KOj5J TIL that Sergei Rachmaninoff's famously massive hands may have come from Marfan's syndrome
WkN0L TIL That Frank Sinatra regularly tipped waiters, busboys and chefs $100-200 each. However, he had a fearsome temper in restaurants. He would throw food against the wall if he didn’t like how it was prepared, and would throw drinks if he didn’t like how he was treated.
AVVn TIL a 73 year old base jumper died after intentionally setting his parachute on fire