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TIL NYC closed 14th street to private cars which led to improved traffic times and more bike ridership

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Gp8G TIL that there are thousands of Palestinians serving in the Israeli Armed Forces
LjYV TIL About Giulio d'Este who after a failed plot against his brother, the Duke of Ferrara was imprisoned and spend 53 years in his cell,untill he was pardoned,after he got out the people of Ferrara made fun of him for the outfashioned clothes he was wearing
Br9XK TIL that the Mexican language Ayapeneco is dying out. It is only spoken fluently by two people, but they refuse to talk to each other.
aYkA TIL: New Zealand’s prime minister John Key went to a vet to see if he was a human and not a shape shifting lizard.
gMA88 TIL that the reason we celebrate Christmas on the December 25th is because of the Roman calendar. This day marks the day of celebration for the sun god, Sol Invictus