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TIL Friday the 13th occurs at least once a year every year, but can occur up to three times in the same year

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9YyWr TIL Blaise Diagne,born in Senegal,was the 1st black African elected to the French Chamber of Deputies in 1914,also hold a position in the French gvt. His son would become the 1st black footballer in France,and won it in 1936. His grandson would be mayor of a French town until he died in 2017
KrXE TIL that Saudi Arabia’s religious police have an “Anti-Witchcraft Unit” who operate a hotline to which citizens can report magic.
epenL TIL : An Indian sub required 10 months of repair because someone left a hatch open.
8aX1V TIL that Pepe le Pew’s French accent was changed to an Italian accent for the French version
75yM TIL that when King William II of England was ‘accidentally’ shot through the lung with an arrow, his body was abandoned by the nobles, found by a peasant and returned to Winchester Cathedral by farmers.