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TIL that "Los Gatos," California ("The Cats") is named for the large numbers of mountain lions and bobcats in the area. There are still large numbers of lions in the area today.

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Q6AL TIL that, unlike most bronze sculptures of Roman emperors, the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius was not melted down during the Middle Ages because Europeans of that time thought it was a statue of Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome.
xoww TIL the “X” in “Xmas” isn’t a way to avoid mentioning Christ. “X” represents Chi (χ), the first Greek letter of Χριστός (“Christ”). “Christ” has been abbreviated “X” in English for centuries, as it was in Greek.
M7Pgm TIL that two of the top three selling singles of all time are Bing Crosby Christmas songs, "White Christmas" and "Silent Night"
wL7MJ TIL Charles "Old Hoss " Radbourn, an MLB pitcher from 1880 to 1891, won 60 games in a single season and is believed to be the first person ever photographed "flipping the bird".
VLLp TIL of Disco Sally, a geriatric widowed grandmother who became a fixture of NYC’s legendary Studio 54.