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TIL that one reason Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate birthdays because the only two accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder.

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neZ7W TIL baseball has a “golden ticket” that gives free admission to any game. It’s given to players after 8 years in the major leagues, people who have worked for a team for 25 years, and other VIPs. NASA astronauts, returning Vietnam POWs, and the the 1979 hostages in Iran were all given one.
o1ZE TIL The Boston Celtics have won slightly more than one out of every four NBA Championships, making them the most successful sports franchise in North American history.
Y71jd TIL learned why Scotts and other fertilizers are so expensive nowadays.
BYwW TIL a murder case in ancient China that involved the use of a sickle was solved by testing the whole village’s sickles to see which one attracted flies in the midday sun, the culprit was identified and justice was delivered.
AOO7 TIL Hobos are migrant worker, Tramps work when forced to, and Bums don’t work at all.