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TIL that Quakers call the months of the year and days of the week by number only, in order to avoid using names of pagan deities.

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Z898B TIL of the 'Tamworth Two', a pair of pigs that escaped from a truck headed for a slaughterhouse in England. They were on the run for a week before they were eventually caught. The Daily Mail newspaper bought the pigs, which were then sent to an animal sanctuary to live out their lives
0O41 TIL 40% of fresh produce is wasted and not sold in stores because it “looks ugly”
OAPX TIL the Vatican added 7,000 LEDs to illuminate Michelangelo’s 6,000-square-foot Sistine Chapel ceiling painting. Thanks to this intervention, the work is now more visible to visitors than it has ever been in its 500-year history, including the years in which it was lit by daylight.
rR6J0 TIL most adults with autism spectrum disorder are unaware they have it until tested. Being diagnosed can lead to treatment and becoming a more socially comfortable person.
PYxPG TIL that June 19th is a US Holiday called Juneteenth that celebrates the African American emancipation from slavery