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TIL that the only people who banned Christmas in America, were Christians.

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a8GNA TIL that in his classic Western spoof Blazing Saddles (1974), Mel Brooks named his character Gov. LePetomane after that of a 19th century French stage act of he same name. Flatulist Joseph Pujols combined the French verb péter ("to fart") with "mane" (maniac), loosely translating to "thefartmaniac".
9wZlM TIL Inge Lehmann, who discovered that the centre of the Earth is solid, is also one of the longest lived scientists in history, living to 104 years of age and wrote her last scientific article at 99
4kbyX TIL a monarch’s suicide was an essential stepping stone for preparing the world stage for the event that would mark the start of WW1.
VMwr0 TIL of "Steel Manning," the opposite of a straw man. It's a technique where you attempt to explain your opponent's position as sincerely and honestly as possible. The idea is that by building trust, your opponent will be more willing to listen to your side of the argument.
rR8Nx TIL There was a romance novel about KFC, set in medieval England. It launched in 2017 for mothers day, and was called "Tender Wings of Desire".