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TIL the Manchu people ruled China from 1636 to 1912, and their language, both pronunciation and script, resembles Mongolian.

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6x0J TIL That Racing Club of Argentina had a curse put on their stadium by their fierce rivals by burying 7 dead cats under the pitch in 1967, and oddly enough they stopped winning. It took them 34 years to find all 7, after which they won the championship the same year the last cat was found.
jNOj TIL Voltaire’s last words, in response to being asked to renounce satan were, “Now is not the time for making new enemies”
p8KYG TIL that virgin ghosts are a figure in Korean folklore who are young women who died before marriage and cannot go to the afterlife. They can curse newlywed couples and can be gotten rid of by marrying them to an unmarried male ghost.
PYlYO TIL an 18-month old golden retriever saved her owner from being attacked by a cougar. The dog named Angel threw herself between her owner, 11-year-old Austin Forman, and the cougar. Angel and the cougar fought, the cougar winning until an officer was called and shot it. Angel survived and recovered.
bkk0 TIL that there is a company called TerraCycle that recycles everything that’s considered non-recyclable, including cigarette butts, dirty diapers, and chewing gum!