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TIL that according to Italian folklore, on the same night that Mary gave birth to Jesus, a virgin cat in Bethlehem gave birth to a kitten

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9wMOM TIL of Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua who drives over 70km a week to deliver water for wild animals in Tsavo, Kenya.
awweJ TIL McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) was working on the reusable rocket in the 90's
AXyl TIL Nigerians make up less than 1 percent of the black population in the United States, yet make up one-quarter of the black students at Harvard Business School; over a fourth of Nigerian-Americans have a graduate or professional degree, as compared with only about 11 percent of whites.
woeDM TIL of Flavius Josephus (Yosef Ben Matityahu), one the most famous Jewish historians ever, that meticulously documented the Great Jewish revolt and the destruction of the second temple, categorising different groups of zealots and thier leaders, which they, even 2000 years ago were seen as extreme
kJd5m TIL the guy who held the John 3:16 sign at sporting events was arrested for multiple kidnappings and is serving a life sentence.