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TIL Mardi Gras is a Christian liturgical day called "Shrove Tuesday," and in some parts is more commonly known as "Pancake Tuesday."

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e04Rn TIL During the first outbreak of The Black Death in France in 1348, cities ran out of consecrated ground to bury the dead in so quickly, that the current Pope, Clement VI, had to bless the entire Rhone river to allow corpses to be legally dumped in it.
YpeXG TIL In 1821, Thomas Jennings became the first African-American to hold a patent. He invented 'dry scouring', a method for removing dirt and grease from clothing that would lead to today's dry cleaning.
vAJB TIL in 1888, U.S. President Hayes wrote in his diary: “This is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer. It is a government of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations.”
Lkk8Q Yes, but it takes a long, long time.
5YJR TIL that a real life Mario Kart is going to be inaugurated in Italy in 2 weeks