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TIL Iceland has had a complete revolution within the past year, removing their government and bankers and bringing them to justice.

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6EQQ TIL that our Galaxy’s name, the Milky Way, comes from the story of the Greek God Hera spilling milk while breastfeeding an unknown infant.
ADQ0a TIL the mom of the baby on the cover of Biggie Small's "Ready to Die" album had a difficult time getting other baby modeling gigs because of his enormous, ultimately iconic afro
QNZ4e TIL that Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words, many of which we still use today, like "bedroom," "eyeball," and "radiance."
NYoN TIL spiked dog collars made their first appearance in ancient Greece, designed to protect the dogs throats from wolf attacks
VMERm TIL that Catholics are forbidden from keeping the ashes of cremated loved ones at home, scattering them, dividing them between family members or turning them into mementos, the Vatican has ruled.