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TIL that Θώθ is the word for Thoth in the old Greek language, Thoth is an Egyptian deity

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pYGdN TIL that the last round of Fifa World Cup Group Stage Matches are played simultaneously because of the Disgrace of Gijón. This is to avoid match fixing.
R74w TIL: From 1860-1916 the British Army Required Every Soldier to have a Moustache
7rDNr TIL that a person takes, on average, about 8 showers per week. Men average 9 minutes per shower and women 9.5 minutes, which comes to about 62 hours per year for men and 65 hours for women.
4XEkX TIL J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, served in WW2 and landed on D-Day while carrying the first six chapters of the book with him. At the end of the war he checked himself into a mental institution. When he got out, he signed back up and participated in the denazification of Germany.
KgxJ TIL Columbus reported the natives “are so naive and so free with their possessions…they offer to share with anyone…” so he could take “as many slaves as [his Majesties] ask.”