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STICKY You ever heard of Matar judíos? [720x2845 - 835KB]

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TIL of the origins of 'Left' and 'Right' in politics

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In 2021, one "notable terrorist incident" was perpetrated by communists, and all others were perpetrated by muslims... | List of terrorist incidents in 2021 - Total incidents: 19

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TIL James Pierpont originally composed the song Jingle Bells in 1857 for children celebrating Thanksgiving at his Boston Sunday School. It gained popularity so quickly that it was repeated again at Christmas, and then again, and again, and again.

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Leviathan gas field - Wikipedia

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TIL our St. Patrick's Day celebration has very little to do with Irish tradition

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TIL Chris P. Bacon, a pig, was born with malformed hind legs. Not able to use these legs, he has had to compensate by lifting his behind off of the ground and balancing on his forelimbs.

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TIL the Myth of the Connecticut Pickle Law: Though there is no law that specifically states this, there are several statutes, regulations, and articles that address the incident of the pickles that did not bounce.

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TIL the Constitution of the state of Florida limits the cruel and inhumane confinement of pigs during pregnancy.

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TIL Cherry Yoshitake – aka Mr Cherry – is arguably Japan’s most dedicated record-breaker.

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TIL Wiliam Russel: Lord Mayor Of London is a British financier who previously worked for Merrill Lynch

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Spanish fly is not only a beetle, it is also an aphrodisiac and can be used as a spice

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TIL holocaust survivor Chaim Ferster cheated death in eight Nazi concentration camps during World War Two.

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Today I learned you can make mash potatoes using potato chips, most notably Pringles

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TIL I learned they tried to kill Jeff Rense in 2015

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TIL Dee Snider toured with his own self-tribute band

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TIL a silverback gorilla can lift up to 815 kilograms (1800 pounds) of dead weight. Meanwhile, a well trained human could lift a maximum of 410 kilograms (900 pounds) - half as much that the gorilla can manage.

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TIL Blue catfish can survive in brackish, to almost salt water

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TIL Stalin used to remove people he didn't like form his photos

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TIL American flamingos’ long legs appear as though their knees bend backwards, which is not the case. Flamingos actually stand on their “tip-toes” – meaning the prominent joint on their leg is their ankle. Their knee is hidden by feathers and is located close to the bird’s body.

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TIL: Don't be an idiot that invests anything in a black community... j/k I knew that

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TIL Fidel Castro survived 638 assassination attempts

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The Soviets used film recovered from US spy balloons to take orbiting satelite pictures of the moon.

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TIL my new favorite word

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TIL Ophra's minion James Arthur Ray killed three people in a sweat lodge and soon after was simply released from jail

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