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TIL Hamlet was inspired by Amleth, a Scandanavian figure with a similar name (except the H is in different spot)

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XELOP TIL that immaculate conception actually refers to the birth of Mary, who was born without sin according to the doctrine, instead of virgin birth of Jesus.
gpa7 TIL that a frog has been discovered in 2015 that looks like Kermit
OkgR TIL that in a Massachusetts prison, there is a program that partners Inmates with abused Stray Dogs
XE8Pr TIL in 1860 a group of 76 Samurai went on a diplomatic tour of the United States. They were the toast of New York.
xVwEo TIL that Steve Jobs had just been pruning apple trees in Oregon which led him to call his company Apple. “It sounded fun, spirited, and not intimidating. Apple took the edge off the word computer, ” Jobs said. “Plus, it would get us ahead of Atari in the phone book.”