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TIL that in 1917, Texas A&M University relocated graduation to an officer-training camp so that the entire senior class could join the military during World War I

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QJade TIL about the oldest surviving song. 3400 years old, the Hurrian Hymn was discovered in Syria, in a clay tablet with Cuneiform text. It was dedicated to the goddess of the orchards Nikkal.
6ExYZ TIL that until 2013, people interested in BDSM were regarded to have a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association. In family court, this would justify separating a child from their parent.
pYrNN TIL When a star like our Sun dies, it doesn’t explode into a supernova or collapse into a black hole. Instead, it gently sheds its outer layers, which form a beautiful cloud called a “planetary nebula”, while the dying star’s core becomes a white dwarf.
ADwPd TIL of the Paternoster, a dangerous elevator where you step in and out while it is in motion
VbXk TIL in Islamic mythology, “houris” is commonly translated as the virgins promised to men after they fulfill their martyrdom. However, some scholars argue that this word has been mistranslated and really means white raisins.