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TIL the town of Codell, Kansas was hit by tornadoes on the same day, May 20, for 3 consecutive years

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LkE9d TIL that Ching Shih was a pirate leader who terrorized the China Seas in the early 19th century. She is widely considered to be the most successful pirate in history, based on the fact that she commanded the largest crew ever assembled, and that she died in her own bed as a free woman.
awpYJ TIL the oldest advertisement was found on a Mesopotamian stone tablet from around 4000 BC, and it was an advertisement for beer
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