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TIL that Reddit is latin for “He gives back or he returns”

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9YlKQ TIL that the traditional "Last Meal" for those sentenced to death begun as a way to bribe their ghost not to haunt the executioners.
gMB9 TIL on August 25, 1914, in retaliation for Belgium’s guerrilla tactics in defending their country, German troops burned Leuven’s University Library, destroying hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable medieval-period books, manuscripts, and treasures.
5Kdr TIL to join The 300 Club, when the outside temperature at the South Pole is less than -73C (-100F), it’s traditional to get in a sauna at 93C (200F) and then run around the South Pole naked. Thus experiencing a 300 degree Fahrenheit temperature difference.
ORp4 TIL Jonah Hill created an animated series in 2011. It lasted seven episodes before being cancelled by FOX and is considered one of the worst animated shows to ever air on television.
dvg9 TIL that 70% of Americans either hate their jobs or are completely disengaged from them