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TIL that the reason students have summer off is because, in the 1800s, it was simply too hot to go to school, so students just didn’t show up anyway. Lawmakers eventually saw the sense in this and fought for a school-free summer for students.

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78Lxr TIL that Helium is the only element that is not a metal with the -ium suffix and it’s because Helium was named before -ium was used to indicate metals.
W7Ya4 TIL that dingoes were brought to Australia by humans around 4,000 years ago, and are actually an ancient breed of domestic dog
awkx9 TIL child prodigy who went to Oxford at age 13, went on later to work as a call girl.
OGyk6 TIL David Hayter, the voice of Snake from Metal Gear Solid, was a scriptwriter for X-Men, X2, and Watchmen.
woA4W TIL Marcus Luttrell, the inspiration for the movie Lone Survivor, was a real life John Wick. Men shot and killed his service dog, Dasy, and he pursued them going over 100 mph while on the phone with police, refusing to stop, armed with two guns.