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TIL Finnish radio has a channel broadcasting current news in Latin

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XjaP TIL that a prestigious high school in California had to be told, in 2014, that serving fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon in recognition of Black History Month might not be a good idea.
b6eX0 TIL In his last will and testament (25 March 1616), William Shakespeare left his second-best bed to his wife, Anne Hathaway.
LQjQZ TIL that three Leicester City players including the son of its former manager created a scandal that involved taping an orgy in Bangkok with local prostitutes before the seasons' start. The replacement manager then went on to win the Premier League as extreme underdogs at 5000/1 odds.
vy5K TIL ‘Root beer’ was the name chosen over 'Root Tea’ because root beer’s first promoter felt miners were “more likely to drink a manly beer than a wimpy tea”
OQja TIL: A slave called Gordon escaped from the South and used onions to throw the bloodhounds of his scent