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TIL that January 14 was traditionally the day of "the Feast of the Ass", an event dedicated to celebrating all the donkeys in the Bible

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oajY TIL the Rosetta Stone, an ancient stone that made it possible to translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics, is tax paperwork.
X6bE TIL that ABRACADABRA is actually a Hebrew term meaning “I create what I speak”.
vEpL TIL Actor Steven Seagal was sued for driving a tank into an Arizona home during a Police raid, killing a puppy
69PeJ TIL players of the game War Thunder have leaked classified information about real life military vehicles on the official game forum.
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