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TIL that when the United States bought Alaska from Russia, due to a combination of the International Date Line moving and switching to the Gregorian calendar, the days from October 8th through 17th in 1867 never occurred in Alaska.

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Z8rDp TIL Mahatma Gandhi got married to a 14 year girl named Kasturba in 1883 when he was 13 years old through an arranged marriage, however, they were not allowed to live together because of their young ages for several years owing to the prevailing traditions.
OpQX TIL that in 2015, 2 men escaped paying for their £140 (€195) taxi fare by bringing a mannequin wearing a hat with them into the car. After they both got out (leaving the mannequin) they told the cabbie where their “sleeping friend” lived and that he would settle up payment at the end of the journey.
69y9l TIL Cats helped the Persians win the Battle of Pelusium against the Egyptians in 525 BCE. The Persians used cats as hostages and painted the image of the Egyptian goddess Bastet on their shields. The Egyptians were afraid of injuring the cats, so they surrendered.
L15d TIL Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey
KOGE TIL that Blockbuster bought the domain name for “netlix.com” (misspelling of Netflix). Try it.