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TIL the bible mentions unicorns 9 times.

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Egob7 TIL that McVitie's Digestive got its name from the high amount of sodium bicarbonate in it. The inventor theorized that eating the biscuits after a large meal would be beneficial to one's health. Now, they print a disclaimer on them that says, “The biscuit's ingredients lack digestive aids”
KOVZG TIL of Kathleen Wyatt who, despite being separated for 25 years and divorced from her ex husband for 20 years, was given leave by the UK Supreme Court to sue him for a £1.9m divorce settlement.
jvyn TIL that the Black Death killed so many people in the 14th century that the world population did not recover to pre-plague levels until the 17th century.
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9Yyw6 TIL of "A Counterblaste to Tobacco", an anti-smoking treatise written by King James VI in 1604. In it, he warns of the dangers of passive smoking as well as the damage to the lungs and brain