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TIL of Saint Wilgefortis. She prayed to God to save her from an unwanted wedding by becoming ugly and God gave her a beard. Then she was crucified by her angered father. Now she is a patron of women seeking refuge from abusive attention.

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7aar TIL that on the island of Chios, Greece, every Easter is celebrated with a rocket war between two churches on Saturday night. The objective is to ring the other church’s bell.
OG0v7 TIL when Game Boy was first released 1989, the North America version came bundled with only Tetris. Only four other games were available: Allyway, Baseball, Super Mario Land and Tennis. Within ten years more than 1000 games were available.
neaZY TIL: Huckleberry bushes only grow fruit in the Wild and all attempts to Cultivate a berry producing plant from seed have failed.
YpZM7 TIL Two penniless brothers living in a cave inherited $6.6 Billion from a long lost Grandmother.
mbvP TIL Alcohol forms in berries as they ferment with the first frosts, and the birds that gorge on these winter fruits may get drunk more often than we think, scientists say