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TIL: There used to be a "Bedding Ceremony" during a marriage where the bride and groom are put together in a marital bed in front of numerous witnesses. In 16th century Germany, the guests would leave and play pipes, drums, and celebrate loudly outside the room while the couple consummate.

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4X56N TIL In 1951, Mel Blanc (the voice of most Looney Tunes) accomplished what was then considered to be impossible, when he voiced both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, doing impersonations of each other. According to voice actors, the impressions should have muddled, or the voices straddled one another.
YMQr TIL the Ottoman Empire was ruled under one dynasty throughout its entire existence from 1299 until 1922.
npBP TIL: the term vagina means “sword holder” in Latin.
E10mo TIL of Story Musgrave, the most Formally Educated Astronaut, despite being a HS Dropout . He has BAs in Mathmatics, Statistics, and Chemistry; a MBA; a MS in Physiology and Biophysics; a MD (surgery); and a MA in Literature. He's also the only astronaut to have flown on all 5 Space Shuttles.
awVNy TIL that in the original story Pinocchio squished the cricket to shut it up. It continued nagging him as a ghost.