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dDx7E TIL that there is a Grammy equivalent for the creators of hold music called The MARCE Awards (MARketing & Creative Excellence). They are also known as The Holdies.
6EoAm TIL that in 1504, Christopher Columbus used his foreknowledge of a lunar eclipse to intimidate Jamaica natives into giving them their supply of food after they refused to, but fooled them saying his god is all-powerful and will make the moon disappear for he was displeased with their refusal.
Kja4 TIL Humans can breathe liquid and its used in drug delivery and proposed for deep sea and space applications.
a80Nb TIL: Ancient Greeks used beacons atop mountains for more than communication of something/nothing; beacons were used to communicate actual words.
BvPd TIL in Lebanon, the president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, the speaker of the parliament a Shi'a Muslim and the deputy prime minister Eastern Orthodox