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TIL of the Circassian genocide, in which 80-97% of the total population were either killed or expelled by the Russian Empire.

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1RwV TIL the woman who “restored” the picture of Jesus last August wants a cut of the profit the church is making from tourists wanting to see her work, so she can donate it to Muscular Atrophy charities.
9YL6X TIL Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been described by some as India’s greatest cultural export to China since Rabindranath Tagore. Khan’s movie, Secret Superstar, was a record for an Indian movie in China, eclipsing even Hollywood hits such as James Cameron’s 2010 Avatar
yQjJM TIL many of the modern holiday standards, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "Silver and Gold", and "Run Rudolph Run" were written by a single Jewish American songwriter named Johnny Marks.
nWXaG TIL that there is a monolith in Phobos
va1L TIL “kummerspeck” is a German word that means excess weight gained through emotional overeating and literally translates to “grief bacon”.