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xVj17 TIL the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico burns a 50 foot puppet each year, named Zozobra, to burn away their worries from the previous year. They have done so since 1924.
M7NVb TIL that Irish bagpipes are a thing and are distinctly different to Scottish bagpipes (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)
8aoJL TIL the Great cheese riot of 1766 was a reaction to inflated cheese prices. The mayor tried to restore order but was knocked down by a cheese. The military were called & shots were fired, killing one man. He'd been guarding his cheeses
GAG0E TIL six of the nine deadliest tornadoes in history took place in Bangladesh.
QJ0yM TIL it was this day in 1587, Filipinos became the first Asians to have landed in what is now called California in USA.