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TIL The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t had cheerleaders since 1969 and are among 6 teams that don’t have team cheerleaders.

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4kdAN TIL: That according to an alleged sacred text called the Greater Questions of Mary, Jesus took Mary Magdalene to the top of a mountain, where he pulled a woman out of his side and engaged in sexual intercourse with her. And then, upon ejaculating, Jesus drank his own semen.
woVv7 TIL in 2001, the Japanese emperor admitted the ancient Korean blood (Baekje royal family) in the "unbroken" imperial line of Japan, and Korean influence in the formative years (7~9th century) of Japan. In Korea it became front-page news, while in Japan most media stayed silent
kmod TIL Genghis Khan slaughtered the inhabitants of an entire city because they killed his son-in-law. Khan’s grieving daughter requested that all citizens be decapitated to ensure they were dead and that pyramids be built from their skulls…which took 10 days.
MeddK TIL that one of the songs from the soundtrack to The Terminator (1984) was co-written by Joe Dolce, who had become famous for writing and performing the comedy song Shaddap You Face a few years earlier. It plays during the scene where the robot attacks Sarah's friend Ginger and her partner.
m15wv TIL Dr. Bronner left Germany in 1929 fearing the rise of Nazis but his parents refused. His last contact with them was in the form of a censored postcard saying, "You were right. —Your loving father."