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TIL the term "dark ages" do not refer to the period where science was shunned. It was a term coined by Francesco Petrarca in the 1300's, criticizing the lack of good literature following Rome's fall.

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a4OZ TIL that Uruguays president is a boss. He gave up the presidential palace to turn it into a homeless shelter. Lives in a one bedroom farm house. Gives 90% of his salary to charities. He spent 10 years as a PoW. Helped legalized abortion, marijuana, and same-sex marriage.
oBXwA TIL that the world’s oldest surviving melody is over 3400 years old, and we get to hear what it sounded like
nx9B TIL Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes went to the same high school and battled in the cafeteria once….
y6Kl TIL That in October 2015 a dog named Trigger shot his owner in the foot.
MeEXK TIL : The highest STD rates in Florida are in The Villages, an area dedicated to seniors.