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TIL there’s a conspiracy that the Beatles never existed.

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X1Vj TIL that Jochen Rindt was the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, after dying in a crash. He had promised his wife that he would retire if he won.
ADaB TIL The Count made Liam Neeson count to 20
1akZr TIL that in Medieval Islam, Hospitals were forbidden by law to turn away patients who were unable to pay. Part of the state budget also went towards maintaining hospitals.
0j TIL that between 1975-1982, Russia had six probes land on the surface of Venus, surviving temperatures of 855 °F and successfully taking photos
awn49 TIL there is no english word for the bos taurus (commonly called cows). Cows, bulls, heiffers, steers, and oxen all specify age, sex, or purpose. Cattle doesn’t have a singular and bovine can refer to cattle, bison, buffalo, and yaks.