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TIL that not all mosquitoes bite people to suck your blood.
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TIL Julius Caesar had an affair with the sister of his political rival to needle him. Her son and son in law later became lead conspirators in the plot to assassinate Caesar.
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TIL in 2011 a Thai army helicopter crached in the jungle on its way to retrieve the bodies in a Thai army helicopter that crashed trying to retrieve the bodies of a first army helicopter crash - 17 killed
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TIL the name "soccer" actually originates from Britain. Students at Oxford in the 1880s distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer”. In Britain it never became more than a nickname though.
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TIL the RMS Empress of Ireland had a cat named Emmy who never missed a voyage until May 28, 1914 when Emmy refused to go aboard. The ship left without her and sunk the next day.
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TIL: History Channal Pawnstars is Fake.