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TIL The thirteenth-century friar, Albert's Magnus, publicized eating roasted wolf penis as the ultimate cure for Erectile Dysfunction.

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kLlW TIL a man broke into an Amish schoolhouse, killed 10 girls, and then commited suicide. The Amish forgave the killer, set up a charitable fund for the killer’s family, and 30 members of the Amish community attended the killer’s funeral.
PYwBO TIL that during the 1870s, 16 Black Members held seats in Congress—14 in the House, two in the Senate, and each one a Republican from the South with Hiram Revels of Mississippi having been appointed the first Black Senator in February 1870
78WxX TIL that Julius Caesar had a comb-over which he was self-conscious about
6E7R7 TIL That Animators In Japan Are So Underpaid And Overworked Fans Started A Charitable Foundation Just So Struggling Anime Artists Could Survive In Tokyo.
6XDw TIL Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates sacrificed his life for his crew by walking to his death in −40 °F. His last words were “I am just going outside and may be some time.”