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TIL: San Pellegrino is naturally carbonated from the moment it comes out of the ground

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vPEvr TIL IIt takes about a month for sloths to digest their food.
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yQlPe TIL "Libations," the practice of pouring out alcohol in memory of those who have "passed on" was common in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. "Pouring one out for the homies" is a custom over 3,000 years old and is mentioned in the Bible, the The Iliad, and The Odyssey.
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EmMw TIL the original War on Christmas was waged in New England during the early days of America. Due to Puritan beliefs of the region, Christmas was illegal in the mid 16 hundreds because it espoused “Pagan” traditions. It still remained culturally taboo until the 1870’s.