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TIL That Kyrie Eleison means "Lord have mercy" in Greek. It is an expression found several times in the Bible and in is found many Christian hymns including a # 1 hit by Mister, Mister in 1986.

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QOX9 TIL of Ryan Holle. A man sentenced to life in prison for lending his car to his roommate and going back to sleep drunk. His roommate robbed a drug dealer and killed a teenager.
byoj TIL that in 1965 Pakistani pilot M.M. Alam shot down five jet fighters in less than a minute – the first four within 30 seconds, establishing a world record.
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