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TIL that Mother’s Day in the USA is on a different day than Mother’s Day in the UK

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7rwO7 TIL Execution by elephant was a common method of execution in South and Southeast Asia. Elephants were employed by royalty to crush, dismember, or torture captives until the regions were colonized in the 18th and 19th centuries.
epjoL TIL that there is a convent in Philadelphia where the habits of the nuns are bright pink to symbolize the joy of the Holy Spirit
dDwlj TIL that in Toy-story, the characters name is actually “Buzz light year not Buzz light gear”
rNdbM TIL that the US government runs an official dad joke database
ayOL TIL the word “dumpster” started out as a brand name, like kleenex, velcro, etc.