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TIL: The Guinness Book of World Records was created by the managing director of Guinness Brewery as a way to solve trivia questions among bar patrons.

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6KoX TIL that after orgasming, a lot of Oxytocin is released which generates a sense of trust which shows in the ease of sharing secrets while lying in bed after sex.
mxjBx TIL of Typhoid Mary. Mary was a cook in New York City in the early 1900s.An asymptomatic carrier of typhoid, she infected 20 people, causing one death. After years of isolation, she went back to cooking, causing another major outbreak and two more deaths. She spent the rest of her life in isolation.
RL7w TIL that David Spade did not attend Chris Farley’s funeral because he “could not be in a room where Chris was in a box.”
N7VnJ TIL that Condom Cathedral is a Catholic church and former cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter, and a national monument of France, located in Condom, Gers. It was formerly the seat of the Bishops of Condom.
X055X TIL. Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship to become an American citizen. Your’e welcome