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TIL that there is such a thing as professional whistling and even a World Whistling Championship!

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Oo8Bg TIL that Saint Nicholas, the basis for Santa Claus, was the patron saint of prostitutes, sailors, and repentant thieves, among other things.
krE5 TIL that President Adams said “The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”
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