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TIL the readers of Rolling Stone magazine named Nickelback the second worst band of the 1990s… behind only Creed

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mxyRy TIL of the Burghers of Calais. In 1346, Edward III laid siege to Calais, but agreed to spare the town if 6 wealthy residents surrendered, wearing nooses around their necks and carrying the keys to the city. Six volunteered, facing certain execution. They were spared on the advice of Queen Philippa
1EJD TIL: Scientists used the frozen sperm from a Black-Footed Ferret who had been dead for 20 years to successfully produce offspring. The Black-Footed Ferret is a critically endangered species.
0d1jL TIL sticky rice was used in the brick mortar during the construction of the Great Wall of China and is one of the factors that has kept it standing for so long!
JBL8 TIL: There was no Roman “thumbs down” for gladiator fights and thumbs up meant death
69Yol TIL The Judy Bolton books 1932-1967 by Margaret Sutton is the longest-lasting juvenile mystery series written by an individual author