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TIL a Soviet aircraft carrier was sold to a Chinese travel agency to convert it into a hotel and casino. It was all a cover story and the ship is now part of the Chinese navy fleet!

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yQ4ja TIL Scotland banned Christmas for nearly 400 years. It didn’t become a public holiday until 1958.
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