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TIL one of the worst cases of child abuse. Genie, as she would become known, was a feral child when discovered at the age of 13.

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v1Nj7 TIL There is a demon personification for each of the 7 deadly sins and that Satan and Lucifer are seperate
nKar TIL that the author of FIGHT CLUB came up with the foundation of the novel after being beaten up on a camping trip when he complained to nearby campers about the noise of their radio. When he returned to work, nobody would acknowledge his injuries instead asking things like “How was your weekend?”
W7r9A TIL that in Michelangelo's The Last Judgment includes a self-portrait where St. Bartholomew holds Michelangelo's flayed skin. Michelangelo resented being commissioned to paint the Sistine Chapel, as he considered himself primarily to be a sculptor, not a painter, and included this as a protest.
DQDJr TIL that Malaysia has a "deputy king," who fills in when the actual king is not available
v18v7 TIL that gold coins are carried by elite military units as emergency currency in war and conflict situations behind enemy lines