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TIL the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish was only possible because of support from the Tlaxcaltecs, Totonac, and other native peoples

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P1N6J TIL that the Dallas Cowboys were the first team of any sport to hit $4 billion in franchise value, when they became the most valuable sports team internationally in 2015. The team has also won 5 out of 8 Super Bowls and holds the record for consecutive winning seasons with 20 seasons.
D10gr TIL that the Lioness does 90% of the hunting because the mail Lion is prone to having his testicles ripped off by vicious Hyenas.
rNJAx TIL the average age for virginity loss in the USA is 17 years old.
jNadX TIL that the song ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ mentioning “scary ghost stories” is from the pre-Christianity pagan belief that the winter solstice, being the longest night, was when the dead could most easily return.
mVdO TIL a woman was once fined and faced jail time for reporting her rape. The cops did not believe her until her rapist was caught raping another woman and had pictures of him raping the earlier victim