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TIL that the plane Lyrnyd Skynyrd went down in was earlier rejected by Aerosmiths flight crew because they felt neither the plane nor the crew were up to standards.

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R7KLw TIL jewish scholars openly admit that 40% of jewish households owned slaves in the US.
Z8bxp TIL In 2013 the American Medical Association (AMA) decided to recognize obesity as a complex, chronic disease that requires medical attention.
16Q5P TIL there is a former french colony in india that celebrates bastille day
VMJmQ TIL The ancient Greeks used to bake moon-shaped cakes to offer up to Artemis, goddess of the moon, as tribute. They decorated them with lit candles to make the cakes shine like the moon. Hence, the reason we light our birthday cakes on fire.