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TIL that gladiators in Ancient Rome formed trade unions called "collegia" that would often pay for the funerals of fallen gladiators and take care of their families

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l7DY1 TIL that in 1835, the New York Sun published a series of articles falsely claiming the discovery of life and even civilization on the Moon, leading many readers to believe in lunar inhabitants.
Nm0N TIL NASA conducted a nap study on their pilots. They found that naps provided 34% increase in pilot performance and 100% increase in physiological alertness.
mY9Y TIL Shrimp is called an abomination 4 times more than homosexuality in the bible
0jQA TIL Japan is the vending machine capital of the world and that machines can dispense free supplies in the event of disasters
00dv TIL that a 17-year old girl diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma refused chemotherapy because she did not want to put the “poison” in her body. After the state took custody of the girl from her mother, a judge mandated she undergo chemotherapy treatment. She is now in remission.