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TIL after the mistress of famed rocket engineer and occultist Jack Parsons began an affair with science fiction writer and eventual founder of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard, Parsons attempted to conjure a new girlfriend by masturbating onto "magical" tablets.

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woEv1 TIL that between the death of James Garfield on September 19, 1881, and October 11, 1881, Chester A. Arthur served as Chairman of the New York Republican Party while simultaneously serving as the President of the United States.
BgV4b TIL that exactly 800 years ago this Christmas, St. Francis created the first nativity scene, with a manger, hay, ox, ass and carved doll, in the little town of Greccio
GYPl4 TIL that in 1987, Matthew Broderick caused a car crash that killed a mother and her daughter and was only fined $175. Ironically, he appeared in a Honda commercial during the 2012 Super Bowl. The victims' son/brother stated that Broderick "wasn't the greatest choice of drivers, knowing his past."
am6N TIL there is a Japanese spirit that haunts people by bending over, revealing a giant eye protruding from his butthole
yVnPw TIL the Irish language has three counting systems: one for math, another for humans, and another for non-humans.