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epmgE TIL of the Christmas Eve tradition of 'Burning the Ashen Faggot'. Probably pagan in origin, and held in Devon, UK and surrounding counties, the ceremony involves the assembly of a large bundle of ash sticks bound with bands. When each band burns through a drink of cider is taken.
WkKPY TIL Radioactive Spark Plugs were sold in the 1940s under the theory the radiation made the engine run better.
6bdW TIL since Ronald Reagan, each outgoing United States president has left a private message on the Oval Office desk for the incoming president on Inauguration Day.
NJQ TIL that Kansas was “scientifically proven” to be flatter than a pancake.
lo9o7 TIL the worlds largest shopping mall is located in Iran. Measuring at 21,000,000 sq ft.