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TIL Raphael died after having excessive sex with his mistress

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Y7RZ7 TIL 18th century slaves escaped Jamaican plantations and created "Nanny Town", a village in the mountains said to be magically protected by their leader Granny Nanny
ZZ0Y TIL there’s a town in Ontario called “Swastika”. There have been several attempts to change the name but the town fights back saying “To hell with Hitler. We had the swastika first”.
Brmde TIL I learned that the idea of "pure blood" stems from the practive of the eucharist, which wasn't common until the 12th century.
67kQ TIL when a bee dies near the hive, “undertaker bees” will carry its desiccated body at least 150 ft. away
vg6L TIL that in 1976, a Soviet pilot defected to Japan in his advanced MiG-25 fighter, which Russia demanded be returned. Japan complied, but only after allowing American engineers to examine the aircraft. Japan then shipped it back piece by piece, and billed Russia $40,000 in transport and labor costs.