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TIL the ‘Tetris’ Theme is based on a Russian Folk Song about two peasants falling in love.

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D1xwe TIL about the American town 'Merrymount', founded 1624. Named from slang at the time for 'illicit' forms of sex - the town rejected Puritan values welcoming non-Heterosexuals, freeing indentured servants and intermarrying Native Americans. Five years later it was invaded and razed to the ground.
8aL0b TIL The only astronomically aligned, full-scale, intact replica Stonehenge in natural stone is Esperance Stonehenge in Australia. It cost about about A$250,000 to build and was recently on the market for A$2.1M.
ner4W TIL Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has trained with a former Special Forces Army reservist twice a week since 1999 after being diagnosed with colon cancer. She was able to complete 20 full push-ups in a session before her 80th birthday.
QJeEE TIL SSDs only work because of Quantum Mechanics
b98R7 TIL Phil Collins of Genesis is the largest private collector of Alamo Memorabilia valued in the tens of millions. He donated the collection to the state owned historical site . He is also considered a leading expert on the battle and wrote a book documenting the collection and history.