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TIL Christmas was influenced by Saturnalia, a week long period of lawlessness that included human sacrifice, intoxication, going from house to house while singing naked, rape and other sexual license.

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JYVRV TIL that 1% of the static seen in between changing channels on TV is caused by the light of Big Bang
jKdQ TIL: The Soviet Union held it’s own version of the Olympic Games in which anyone could participate. The number of participants one year reached 90 million people.
V7lm TIL that during WWI the British built a submarine armed with the gun of a battleship
mJEp TIL the Kool-Aid Man has gone back to not wearing pants
oBDBA TIL that witchcraft still exists in 2020