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oRJ57 TIL: The word Xmas has been used for over 1000 years with X (Chi) representing the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός (Christós).
GAmlj TIL That in 2007 a 53 year old woman died from a stroke and four people recieved kidneys, lungs and liver transplants from her. All four of them developed breast cancer, with three of them dying from it. The donor had breast cancer that hadn't been found at the time of her death.
x6Mag TIL in 1868 King Mindon of Myanmar commissioned the Burmese-language Buddhist canon to be written on 729 stone tablets, each 1 meter tall. Each tablet is housed in its own structure at Kuthodaw pagoda in Mandalay. Although now black, the letters were originally inscribed in gold.
eQ5n TIL that historically speaking, liberal arts studies were defined as skills that a free person should know; such as, “participating in public debate, defending oneself in court, serving on juries, and most importantly, military service.”
NXZxQ TIL A safety pin is a variation of the regular pin which includes a simple spring mechanism and a clasp