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TIL the 12 days of Christmas actually start with Christmas Day instead of leading up to it

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Wk984 TIL that the morse code symbol for the letter V, dit-dit-dit-dah, is the same as the famous motif from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which can be represented by the Roman Numeral V.
XdGD TIL a die hard football fan ran onto the field during a game and was sentenced to serve his jail time during the Super Bowl. He was also ordered not to watch or listen to the game.
x64Yg TIL that the famous song “Funiculi, Funicula” was written to commemorate the opening of the first cable car going to the top of Mt. Vesuvius. The song was so popular that a million copies of its sheet music were sold within a year.
ynJp TIL: Male genital mutilation in Africa causes an unknown number of yearly deaths along with numerous penile amputations. “Countless numbers of participants are left with permanent scarring or deformity…penises have become so infected and gangrenous they literally drop off.”
QJPNL Horror movies can be an effective treatment for anxiety.