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TIL that the “X” as an abbreviation for Christ (as in “Xmas”) dates back at least 1,000 years and has nothing to do with secularists

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NvAP TIL when workers were renovating Ireland’s Leap Castle, they found so many human remains impaled on wooden spikes within a wall, it took three cartloads to remove them.
PYr5G TIL a cow from Bulgaria was almost killed because it wandered off outside the EU borders lacking the necessary paperwork.
woo07 TIL of US Colonel John Stopp who conducted a series of G-Force tests in the late 40’s and early 50’s. He holds the world record for most G’s pulled on land, after traveling 632mph (1017 km/h) on a sled track in New Mexico on Dec 10, 1954. Stopping in 1.4 seconds he experienced 46.2 Gs
K8KG TIL that Rosie O'Donnell watched Fight Club a week prior to its release. She later went on her show the night of its release and gave away the twist ending and advised the audience to avoid watching it at all costs.
VB7e0 TIL in a 1977 Speech in Warsaw, U.S. President Jimmy Carter's translator mistranslated several remarks, stating that President Carter had abandonded the U.S never to return, and that he wished to get to know the Polish people 'carnally'.