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TIL The word unicorn is the in the king james bible 9 times

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WkW59 TIL that the 17 y/o sole survivor of a plane that exploded in midair over a Peruvian forest, fell 10,000 ft strapped to her seat and only received a concussion and popped eye capillaries. She swam/floated down a river for 10 days and was mistaken for a river spirit by her eventual local rescuers.
eaGL TIL that the Sanskrit word for war literally means “a desire for more cows”
7r5LL TIL that Vin Diesel founded a game studio which has a focus on creating games featuring Vin Diesel
ZlB4 TIL Sam Raimi director of “The Evil Dead” series and the “Spiderman” Trilogy and “Drag me to Hell” always has his car a 1973 Oldsmobile Yellow Delta 88 Nicknamed “The Classic” in every movie he films.
7VmZ TIL A thumbs down in gladiator fights did not mean the death of the loser, but instead the disapproval of the killing