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TIL that cruise ships have morgues on board

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0wb0A TIL that during the Peloponnesian war the entire island of Delos was purged of all dead bodies as a form of 'purification' by the city-state of Athens, as well as prohibiting everybody from dying and giving birth. (5 BC)
yQoeJ TIL that after South Park’s ‘Cartoon Wars: Part 1’ aired, the team received an appraising phone call from the ‘King of the Hill’ staff and and flowers from the ‘the Simpson’s’ staff for “ripping on Family Guy”.
BjXW TIL Henry “Hank” Aaron wore #4, hit 44 home runs in 4 different seasons, and when he broke Babe Ruth’s all-time HR record, it was the 4th inning of the 4th game of the 1974 season. Al Downing, the LA Dodgers pitcher who threw the ball that broke the record, wore #44.
kJZl4 TIL In year 1240 BC, under the Reign of Ramses II, a valid reason to get out of work was brewing beer, your daughter bleeding, or having drinks with a colleague.
BgEle TIL that there is a mountain in Wyoming that was formed by a 500-square mile rockslide 50 million years ago. The slide traveled 25 miles in about 30 minutes and may moved like a giant hovercraft as the result of volcanic activity breaking limestone down into carbon dioxide gas