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TIL There's a town in Portugal famous for phallic pastries

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VAl0 TIL not only is Agatha Christie the best-selling novelist of all time, she was also among one of the first Britons to surf standing up.
e00Qg TIL that the Catholic Church never taught against evolution or the big bang. In fact, the first to propose the theory of the expansion of the universe (Georges Lemaître) and founder of the science of genetics (Gregor Mendel) which explains the mechanism behind evolution were both Catholic priests.
yV5Ba TIL the last full moon of the winter season is called the Worm Moon because it is when beetle larvae begin to appear after emerging from their winter hideouts... Bonus TIL the Farmer's Almanac has names for every full moon of the year.
b9ZaE TIL Castle Stairs always go clockwise (bottom to top) to give the owner an advantage in a sword fight
8JkV TIL in 1973, Keith Moon, the drummer for The Who, passed out from horse tranquilizer. The band called on the crowd for a drummer and a fan, Scot Halpin, flawlessly stepped in for the rest of the show.