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TIL that electric heated jackets exist

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j64xR Today I learned Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin owned the same tortoise, name Harriet
v1djD TIL that Vin Mariani the Cocaine-Laced Wine was new kind of wine invented by French Chemist Angelo Mariani in the 19th century. Queen Victoria, Thomas Edison, and Ulysses S. Grant were all big fans of Vin Mariani. Pope Leo XIII awarded the drink an official medal from the Vatican.
O9Ea TIL that a large brawl in the US House of Reps shortly before the Civil War ended only when a stray punch knocked the wig off of Rep. William Barksdale. The embarrassed congressman accidentally replaced it backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter.
n9NB TIL that healthy poop sinks.
OoLJg TIL there are a few generations that will never know what it’s like to have sex while wearing an N95 mask.