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TIL one In Four Animals Known To Science Is A Beetle

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p6kO TIL Whilst on his deathbed, French philosopher Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan, he simply replied “Now is not the time for making new enemies.”
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E1BQX TIL in 2018 Webster's Dictionary added the word "embiggen" from the Simpsons season 7
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8RMP TIL France gives medals to citizens who have successfully raised several children with dignity.