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TIL Randy Johnson nicknamed his slider "Mr. Snappy"

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VMJmQ TIL The ancient Greeks used to bake moon-shaped cakes to offer up to Artemis, goddess of the moon, as tribute. They decorated them with lit candles to make the cakes shine like the moon. Hence, the reason we light our birthday cakes on fire.
kbwg TIL: A woman named Alicia Head claimed to be a survivor of the 911 attacks at the WTC under the name Tania Head. She joined the World Trade Center Survivors’ Network support group, later becoming its president and was frequently mentioned in media reports. Her story was revealed to be a hoax in 2007
p8eN TIL Thomas Jefferson’s personal Bible was a copy he re-edited himself to remove all supernatural elements, leaving only universally accepted moral teachings in the book.
69RwQ TIL Liberace once sued the Daily Mirror for an article saying he was gay, and won the biggest libel settlement at that time.
1BoP TIL a young Japanese boy named Yuuki saved many lives in his village warning people of an incoming tsunami. When they didn’t listen to him, he set fire to stacks of rice in order to panic them and get them up the mountain.