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TIL The Statue Of Liberty Was Inspired By The Pagan Goddess Libertas

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W745o Today I Learned Chiune Sugihara, the famous diplomat who wrote visas to 6,000 jews, was born on January 1, 1900, the first day of the first month of the first year of the 20th century.
W7QLo TIL Shakespeare's skull is missing from his grave, which mysteriously does not bear his name, but rather a curse: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones."
wYNE TIL In order to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, Vancouver has a facility where Heroin addicts receive free needles and can “shoot up” in the facility.
jN0LX TIL Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday in the US marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. was signed into law on November 2, 1983. As of 2007, only 33% of employers gave employees the day off.
7QrL TIL there’s a huge cave dug by elephants: Kitum Cave