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TIL In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word “not” out of the seventh commandment, which then read, “Thou shalt commit adultery.” And you can buy a copy for a cool $90k

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MejBA TIL why we have a stronger urge to pee when closer to the toilet. From an early age, we're taught to associate the bathroom with peeing. So the closer we get to one, that programming, located deep in the rivers of the subconscious mind, activates the thought and the body acts.
LKwP TIL The Parents’ Television Council named Dawson’s Creek as the worst show of 97-98 and 98-99, in part due to ‘references to pornography and condoms, and the show’s acceptance of homosexuality.’
KYG9R TIL that in Russia, posers can rent iPhone boxes or bouquet of flowers to pretend they've got one
WRdX TIL that the Viking 1 lander explored Mars for six years until human error during a software update caused its antenna to go down, terminating communication.
8ev0b TIL Godfrey the Hunchback, (1076) was assassinated by a spy below his personal latrine with a spear… in the posterior