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TIL Katy Perry's parents wouldn't let her eat Lucky Charms as a child, because the word "luck" reminded her mom of 'Lucifer'.

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DQnkg Today I Learned that even though chilies and peppers aren't related, chilies are often called "chili peppers" because of an historical error caused by Christopher Columbus mistakenly linking the "spiciness" and "heat" of native Latin American chilies to Indian pepper.
N7dk1 TIL The USS Johnston was saluted by a Japanese destroyer captain as it was sinking, after spending nearly 3 hours squaring off against 23 Japanese ships, including 4 Battleships, 8 Cruisers and 11 destroyers.
Xa0R TIL that during a battle Genghis Khan was shot in the neck, after the battle he asked the defeated who shot him, Zurgadai confessed to shooting him but refused to beg for mercy. Genghis Khan then made him one of his troops and eventually he went on to become one of his high ranking generals.
kJQwE TIL that Margery Kempe (c. 1373–after 1438) was an English mystic and author of the first English autobiography. Known for intense visions, extreme devotion, loud public sobbing, preaching without approval, accusations of heresy, and extensive pilgrimages across Europe and the Holy Land.
9YMor TIL that there were "Human Zoo's" across Europe displaying Africans. The last one, in Belgium, was closed in 1958. To stop visitors from throwing too much candy to the captives, they put up a sign that said, 'the blacks are fed by the organizing committee.'