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Brjby TIL pizza is a healthier breakfast then most cereal
BrD4W TIL in Albania, a burrnesha, or sworn virgin, is a woman who takes an vow of chastity and to appear as a man to then be given many of the rights of men including inheriting their family's wealth.
XYl8 TIL that in 1987, two North Korean agents planted a bomb on a South Korean passenger airliner, killing all 115 people on board.
awKmo TIL a video on YT called "Neutral Response" contains equal likes and dislikes (552K As of today). For 12 years, users were balancing the amount of likes and dislikes. Perfect balance for 12 years. Today, YT announced that they are removing the dislike count on all of their vids.
y9ow TIL that during the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command. She would be reinforced by 80 royalists and would hold against a total 600 men for three years before being betrayed and forced to surrender.