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TIL that “Die Hard” is considered to be one of the best Christmas movies of all time.

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a8m79 TIL that there was a civilization older than the culture of The Sumerians. It's located at The Göbekli Tepe Archaeological Site in Upper Mesopotamia, (modern-day Turkey). It's estimated that it goes back to 9500 BCE! Over 11,500 years ago and over 6,000 years before the founding of Sumer!
nemb7 TIL Pirates kidnapped Caesar, and held him for ransom. Caesar was insulted at the ransom demand, which he saw as too low, and promised to crucify the pirates after he was free. ... After his freedom was purchased, he assembled a small army, which captured the pirates and crucified them
MeLVa TIL that DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit was in the rap group House Of Pain. Not only that i also found out that he is originally from Latvia.
PYQ4J TIL the classic Peanuts football gag ended on October 24, 1999. In the final strip, Rerun held the football instead of Lucy and whether or not Charlie Brown kicked the football was never revealed.
nWaEP TIL about Wood’s Metal. Because it melts at low temperatures, it was used to make joke spoons that would melt in hot soup. It is also highly toxic.