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TIL Columbus thought manatees were mermaids on Jan 09, 1493 describing them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”

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bd04 TIL Years later, when asked why Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg failed, Pickett reportedly replied: “I’ve always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.”
8wRb TIL that the Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
grr69 TIL that the symbols used in comics as a substitution for profanity or other vulgar language are called "grawlixes," a term coined by Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker.
N0le TIL that Don Mclean’s kids sang the Weird Al Yankovic parody (‘The Saga Begins’) of his classic 'American Pie’ so much that he sometimes sings it accidentally in concert.
1xG7 TIL that while Mother’s Day is the biggest holiday for phone calls, Father’s Day is the busiest for collect calls.