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TIL that the ancient Greeks believed that gingers turn into vampires when they die!

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oBeVo TIL A new study has revealed that African countries such as Chad and Mali have some of the healthiest diets in the world, while the people in European countries including Belgium, Lativa and Hungary eat the worst
yV0l8 TIL that in the days of sailing ships cannibalism among shipwrecked sailors was openly acknowledged, and castaways often admitted to drawing lots to decide who would live and who die. This was called a "custom of the sea" excused because of the dire necessity
AD1wd TIL Alex Trebek married his second wife, Jean, when he was 50 and she was 27. They've been married 30 years.
b6eDZ TIL about Harry R. Truman, who became a folk hero because he refused to evacuate from the St. Helen volcano and died during the eruption.
nWlRB TIL that Billy Beane (Oakland A's GM and subject of the book/flim "Moneyball") and Billy Bean (MLB's Ambassador for Inclusion) both played outfield for the same team in 1988 with Pete Rice, and were dubbed the, "Rice and Beans" outfield.