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TIL that the birth of Jesus Christ is closer in time to the modern day than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza

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awWJo TIL about Tusla's "Black Wall Street" It was the wealthiest Black community in America at the time before being attacked by an angry white mob which killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed 35 city blocks. It has been called "the single worst incident of racial violence in American history
KOQXG TIL: The population can hold a General Strike where all laborers stop working to show a complete lack of confidence in the government.
yQM4w TIL: A "Baker's Dozen" is a result of a 13th century English law saying that selling a dozen units that failed to meet a certain average weight could result in a fine. Bakers got around the law by selling by the "13" instead.
BrWpr TIL That the Etoro people of New Guinea believe that in order for a boy to achieve manhood they must first ingest the semen of their elders through fellatio. The nearby Kaluli tribe find this barbaric, and instead believe that the semen should be delivered to the boys in the anus.
jgJa TIL that until the late 90s people used to refer to first person shooters as “Doom clones”