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TIL: Deborah from the Pulp song "Disco 2000" was a real woman who worked as prominent nurse and tragically passed away at 52.

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o8Y8 TIL that in 1993, NFL shifted Super Bowl XXX from Arizona after residents there voted against recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
OyL7 TIL that in Ancient Rome a toga was the equivalent to a suit today, mainly used for doing business, religious rites or going to court.
01aR TIL the creator of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie, based the idea of a character that would never grow up on his older brother who died the day before his 14th birthday, thus remaining a boy forever in his mother’s mind.
Ooa64 TIL The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I. It started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th 1916. With duration of 303 days it is the longest battle in human history. With an estimated total casualty figure of 1.25 million.
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