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TIL that the earth goddess in Slavic was known as “Mother (Moist) Earth” and followers would prevent plague by digging a furrow around a village and shrieking.

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Lk4lV TIL of Eugène-François Vidocq, a formal criminal who founded the first Private Detective agency in 1833. He mostly hired ex-convicts. His innovations include taking a plaster cast of a shoe print and introducing undercover work. He claims to have never informed on someone who stole for real need.
91mQ TIL that Kublai Khan’s mother was Christian - which featured heavily in his open mindedness to other cultures and religions
pE8p TIL that a New Jersey grandmother rolled a pair of dice 154 times continuously at a craps table without losing. Her 154-roll winning streak broke a world records. The probability of this occurring were roughly 1 in 1.56 trillion.
gRy7 TIL That when Napoleon was asked whether he wanted to be God, He thought it over and replied, ‘No, it’s a dead-end job.’
9YdV6 TIL the word "Thou" was originally singular and "You" was plural. "You" was also used as a formal second person singular, to the point that "Thou" came to be considered impolite and eventually fell out of use.