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TIL St Adrian is the patron saint of arms dealers (he also covers butchers, guards, soldiers and peacekeeping missions)

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j6n1n TIL the 1st amendment was originally proposed as the ‘Congressional Apportionment Amendment’, initially requiring 1 representative per 30,000 constituents up to a maximum of 50,000.
6dpm TIL that some ancient sling bullets excavated from the city of Athens, Greece were inscribed with the word “ΔΕΞΑΙ” (dexai), which translates to “catch!”
1x5d TIL according to his accountant, the McDuck’s money bin contains 607 tillion 386 zillion 947 trillion 522 billion dollars and 36 cents.
NaRE TIL Jack Nicholson found out his sister was actually his mother when he was 37
XEeWr TIL a nutrition professor went on a 10 week diet consisting of twinkies, doritos, and other junk food. He did so to prove that in weight loss, all that matters is a calorie deficit, not nutrition. He lost 27lbs.