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TIL that the state of Texas will permanently revoke teaching certificates and retirement benefits from any educator who goes on strike.

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5Yaln TIL that the name of Bahamas Is believed to come from the Taino language "Ba Ha Ma", although It is also considered its derivation from the Spanish "Baja Mar", which means "Shallow water".
69BJQ TIL that a lady married an avatar on the Replika app. The pair tied the knot at a virtual city hall in an impromptu ceremony in March, which she said took place over a chatbot program and in her "imagination."
R7x41 TIL Bishop John Atherton Was The First Person To Be Tried And Executed Under An Anti-Sodomy Law He Had Helped Institute.
4pNR TIL Google provides the number for the Suicide Prevention Hotline when presented with the search terms “i want to die”
a8wZL TIL that the Turia river in Valencia was permanently diverted after constant flooding causing damage to surrounding areas, the old riverbed is now a verdant sunken park.