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TIL that the Lipka Tartars (in Lithuania) used the Arabic alphabet to write in the Belarusian language until the 1930s.

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dDB TIL that to make The Book of Mormon sound more biblical, Joseph Smith used the phrase “And it came to pass” 1,424 times. More than 20% of the verses in The Book of Mormon begin with it.
enpn TIL Ervil Morrell Labaron (Aka the Mormon Manson), in the 1970’s and 80’s, justified the killing of 25 men, women, and children using the Mormon principle of blood atonement.
GYjLg TIL the band 'Steely Dan' is named after a steam-powered dildo featured in the novel 'Naked Lunch'
98MG TIL Tony Danza was Tupac’s Prison Pen Pal.
mKRP TIL that the original version of “I put a spell on you” was not sang by Nina Simone, but by the far too excentric Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. It was supposed to be a blues ballad, but after some chicken, ribs and boose, they came out with this version