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TIL The quote ‘curiosity killed the cat’ actually has a second part where 'satisfaction brought it back’, meaning the full quote is 'Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back’.

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GYpOQ TIL that Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati (born 3 September 2002) is an Indian student who, at the age of 9 and with his father's assistance, invented a six-player variant of chess. He earned a patent for his invention in 2012, making him the youngest patent-holder in India at that time.
VMrVD TIL the Washington monument was constructed in 2 phases separated by over 2 decades, due to funding issues. The stones used in the 2nd phase was different from the one used earlier. Though they looked similar then, the stones have aged differently and the difference is clearly visible now.
6NyJ TIL Freddie Mercury had a girlfriend, Mary Austin, for six years before he decided he preferred male partners. In his will he left her his mansion and the bulk of his multi-million pound fortune.
E1GNX TIL that when astronauts are outside the ISS, space-borne compounds adhere to their suits causing a distinctive scent when they return to the station. The smell is so unusual that NASA reached out to a top fragrance maker to re-create the odor for its training simulations.
5VV6P TIL that in the Talmud, regarding to the question of the method of verifying if a previously perforated penis is healed, a Rabbi presents the solution of making someone cum from the heat of warm barley bread placed in the anus, to see if the cum does not go out from the perforation.