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TIL that the vast majority of vegetarians and vegans eventually return to meat.

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LrPV TIL that parts of the Eye of Horus symbol were used by Ancient Egyptians to represent numerical fractions.
epBrD TIL about Absolute Music, music that is not explicitly "about" anything. The debate over whether music has, or ought to have, extramusical meaning, has been subject to debate since at least the 19th century.
78VM7 TIL Chinese Qing Emperors had to rise at 4am for his first audience. They had rigid schedules to write comments on local government reports for hours a day, and their only permitted amusements were shows, calligraphy, and painting
xVVeo TIL the shoe company Vans made clown shoes first as a marketing gimmick, then for real clowns, although the number of shoes produced remains a mystery.
BrEOW TIL In 2018, the President of Liberia declared that the University of Liberia and all other public universities in Liberia tuition free, making Liberia an example to other African nations on the continent