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TIL about cherophobia - the fear of (or anxiety about) happiness.

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kJnWe TIL that when Billy the Kid learned Joe Grant was coming to kill him, he sabotaged Grant's revolver. Grant attempted to shoot Billy in the face and when the gun did not go off, Billy killed Grant
6Rmm TIL that the Zildjian, the cymbal company, is one of the oldest companies in the world (nearly 400 years old). The company began when Avedis Zildjian, an alchemist, was looking for ways to turn base metals into gold.
mxWep TIL that in the non-canonical Acts of Thomas that Jesus Christ sells his twin brother Judas Thomas into slavery in order to trick him into going to India.
neBVr TIL 46 BCE is the longest year in history, with 445 days.