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TIL that before the Civil War, Christmas was not an official holiday in the United States

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oBeGW TIL the state of Maryland used to have a colony in Africa named the Republic of Maryland. Also known by Maryland-in-Africa, the country merged into Liberia in 1857, becoming the present day Maryland County.
X0XbE TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per day. When he tried to have sex, he had 5 seizures
j61JX TIL that at the Confederacy’s surrender at Appomattox, a Seneca Indian (General Grant’s secretary), Lieutenant Colonel Ely Parker, wrote the terms of surrender
oR7LE TIL kiwis (the fruit) are considered berries, as are tomatoes, bananas and pomegranates.
d8AQE TIL of the speed camera lottery in Stockholm, Sweden. Drive at or under the speed limit and you'll be entered into a lottery where the prize fund comes from the fines that speeders pay. Average speed reduced from 32km/h to 25km/h (a reduction of 22%)