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TIL that Marvin the Martian only made five appearances in the original run of Looney Tunes cartoons.

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x6M07 TIL that the date of Easter used to be so complicated to calculate that church authorities would come up with algorithms to determine it years in advance. Disagreements over the proper algorithm led to Eastern Orthodox churches celebrating Easter on a different date than Western churches.
P1WaE TIL during and immediately after the US Civil War, many -- like Frederick Douglass -- referred to it as the Slaveholders' Rebellion
Ll9v TIL there is a town in Canada called “Reditt”. It had a highway 666 running through it, but a church successfully petitioned to have it renumbered, so that their address wasn’t on the “highway to hell.”
wLLxW Researchers found that 77 percent of Wikipedia articles are written by 1 percent of Wikipedia editors, and they think this is probably for the best.
4kAEa TIL that Giuseppe Andrews, an actor known for Detroit Rock City, Cabin Fever, and Smashing Pumpkins music videos, is basically missing. His whereabouts have been unknown since 2015.