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TIL the letter X in “Xmas” is actually the Greek letter “Chi”, which is the Greek abbreviation of the word “Christ”.

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loKK1 TIL that thousands of Americans may have died because they were afraid to fly. Since 9/11 led travelers to choose driving over flying, Cornell researchers believe that the attacks caused an increase of 242 deaths per month due to flying being safer than driving.
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