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TiL it was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that popularized the expression "Merry Christmas".

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wL06E TIL on Michael Collins during Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, he was afraid of media focus if the mission failed , if he returned alone to Earth, & he was concerned about his mice companion not getting sick on quarantine back home.
NeLM TIL the Department of Defense sprayed several U.S. warships with various biological and chemical warfare agents, without notifying the personnel nor giving any protective clothing
OGBXg TIL Bruce Springsteen's hit "Born in the U.S.A." isn't celebrating patriotism, but criticizing war, and relating veterans' hardships
PYWnG TIL Reporters Without Borders created a Minecraft server that hosts hundreds of censored articles from around the world for the entire world, even the most oppressed countries, to view
d8dZr TIL in 1830, the UK grew increasingly worried about a war starting between France and the Netherlands. To solve this problem, a 'buffer' country was formed in between them to ease tensions: Belgium.