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TIL: The first book featuring a ship going into outer space and meeting aliens was written in the 2nd century AD

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0lOR TIL that when Bill Murray’s character in “Kingpin,” Ernie McCracken, bowls three straight strikes in the final showdown, Murray actually accomplished the feat himself. The crowd’s response is a genuine reaction to the actor’s surprising skill.
Y7KKd TIL 30% of people start eating a candy cane on the curved end.
X055X TIL. Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship to become an American citizen. Your’e welcome
6E0WX TIL The Shroud of Turin, the alleged linen cloth covering the burial of Jesus, was closely examined in 1988 in laboratories in Switzerland, England and the United States using carbon-14 dating techniques. The study concluded that it originated in the Middle Ages between 1260 and 1390.
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