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GAR75 TIL Galileo was convicted of heresy partially due to a misunderstanding. In his book he gave the character arguing against Heliocentrism the name "Simplicio" after a famous philosopher. In Italian this could also be construed as "simpleton" though and the church/Pope took it as him insulting them.
R76Na TIL White southerners began to panic when the great migration picked up, fearing labor shortages. Southern employers raised wages, newspapers were pressured to portray the lives of northern blacks negatively, and bus and train use was restricted.
GY95 TIL Graham crackers were originally invented to prevent masturbation
KNrG TIL British audiences for The Last Airbender fell into laughing fits because of the constant use of the word “bender”, a slang term for gay people.
78ALM Today I learned someone paid $2M for a sealed 1985 NES Super Mario Bros.