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TIL it isn’t the first time a Mayan calender has ended. In fact it has happened on September 18, 1618, after which a new calender began.

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jNbRp TIL Queen Elizabeth II is likely a direct descendant of Dracula through her grandmother Queen Mary
OwBa TIL that coastal Alaska (where most people live) is warmer than during the winter than Chicago or other parts of the US Midwest. The average winter temperature in Anchorage is 26°F, compared to 10°F in Minneapolis. Some areas are so warm that bears don’t hibernate; they instead eat all winter.
DG8Y TIL there is no historical evidence that the goal of Spartacus and the other slave leaders was to reform the Roman Republic or end slavery. The Third Servile War may have happened simply because the men had an opportunity to escape and wanted to go home.
GYJ4N TIL that 'figure skating' is named after a requirement that skaters draw figures in the ice, such as loops, figure-8s, and swirls, called "compulsory figures". Once making up the majority of a skater's score, figures were slowly reduced and eventually eliminated from competition entirely by 1990.
OZ9L TIL: In 1948 the Ford company was offered the Volkswagen company free of charge and declined the offer because it “wasn’t worth a damn”.