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TIL the difference between a “gift” and a “present” is that a present must be “presented.”

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XELMj TIL about Mary of Woodstock, who was made a nun at 7, went to live by herself in comfortable private quarters, and travelled widely around the country with no husband or kids. Every year she was given the equivalent of $250,000, twice the usual allowance for clothes, and 5,120 gallons of wine.
0wEAy TIL astronaut helmets contain a small foam block they can use to scratch their nose while on space walks
nWWJW TIL that Wheeler, Virginia is closer to the capital of 9 other states than it is to its own state capital
wLwLJ TIL from 1838-1976 it was legal to kill Mormons in Missouri.
69RAQ TIL the most common videos of the February 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor were recording by dashcam.