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TIL that unicorns are mentioned 9 times in the Bible.

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MWr7 TIL the star Mira has a surface that pulsates in such a way as to increase and decrease its brightness over periods ranging from about 80 to more than 1,000 days. This means sometimes the star is incredibly dim, while other times it is one of the brightest stars in its constellation.
w7KP TIL Kim Jong-il, Great Leader and film-lover, had South Korea’s most famous actress and her director husband kidnapped and held hostage for eight years in order to force them to make movies he liked.
Wx4o TIL that contrary to the popular myth, slaves did not build the great pyramid of Giza
BrPBD TIL About Miroslav Šatan, a former NHL hockey player. Because his name so closely resembles that of Satan, a popular April Fool's joke was that he was traded to the New Jersey Devils as a captain, making him the leader of the Devils.
WkNVA TIL of John Brown, an abolitionist who was the first person convicted and hanged for treason in the United States after attempting to lead a slave rebellion in 1859.