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TIL the first text message was “Merry Christmas!”

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BgMoD TIL evidence of the Roman silver operation was recorded in sediment as far away in Greenland
GYALN TIL researchers found that the higher rating of voice attractiveness for women correlates with having a smaller waist-to-hip ratio, a body type that is commonly found to be more attractive in women.
9wyG7 TIL at the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD, Chinese General Cao Cao captured the naval port of Jiangling and seized a river fleet. He lashed his boats together into clusters to stabilize them for queasy troops. Enemy troops lit their own boats on fire and sent them at the fleet, burning them all down
l76XG TIL M. Night Shyamalan was raised Hindu, but attended a private Roman Catholic grammar school. A teacher once became upset because he "got the best grade in religion class [even though he] wasn't Catholic".
lN5a TIL Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an actor playing a black actor in Tropic Thunder