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TIL during Napoleon Bonaparte’s autopsy, his penis was removed and has since exchanged hands a number of times. It was last inherited by a New Jersey woman who’s father kept it in a suitcase under his bed for 30 years.

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loBpK TIL that there is a German word, verschlimmbessern, to define the act of making something worse in a failed attempt to improve a situation, e.g. trying to dislodge a ball stuck in a tree by throwing another ball at it - which subsequently also gets stuck.
NXxAb TIL Lewis Keseberg, the last of the Donner pioneers to be rescued, sued one of his rescuers for spreading horrifying tales that led to his reputation as the evilest of the party. He won, but only received one dollar.
4AJR TIL that Disney released a movie during World War II called “Der Fuerer’s Face” which depicted Donald Duck having a nightmarish time in the Nazi Regime. It is the only Donald Duck film to win an Academy Award.
DQQNg TIL Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone was created after his planned work about racism in America was refused by networks. This was in response to the murder of Emmett Till.
e0Qmb TIL that we could’ve straightened the leaning tower of Pisa... but we didn’t!