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TIL that to celebrate the end of winter children in Poland create a straw doll that represents Marzanna, goddess of death, winter, and nightmares; which they then set on fire and drown in a river to cleanse themselves of the harsh winter they've endured

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eplGL TIL in 1452/1453 a mystery eruption took place that expelled more than six times as much matter as the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Its location remains unidentified
Aavw TIL that the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL all have contingency plans if numerous players are killed or severely injured on a team.
AW64 TIL Ronald Reagan was active as an FBI informer in Hollywood, reporting on other actors who he suspected of subversive activities
VMmQ8 TIL that the biblical Jacob was 77 when he first met his second wife Rachel, who was 14
Y8yB TIL that an employee of the company hired to organize McDonald’s Monopoly game rigged it for 5 years. He also admitted to anonymously sending a $1 million game piece to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis.