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TIL that Valentines day is the day that Saint Valentine was beheaded for supporting soldiers getting married.

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b9Nya TIL collie dog Rob Roy was President Coolidge's favorite among a menagerie of pets that included dogs, birds, cats, and raccoons. According to Harry Truman, Coolidge ordered Senator Morris Sheppard to surrender his sausage to Rob Roy, whilst they were having breakfast.
kOVWW TIL St. Patrick was never officially canonized by the Catholic church
VNgQ TIL Cuba’s infant mortality rate still among lowest in world. In 2015 Cuba’s infant mortality rate was 4.3 per 1,000 live births–with 535 child deaths out of 125,064 births recorded in the year.
j6KOE TIL that an Austrian village tired of the mockery changed its name from F*cking to Fuddging
M7ba0 Today I learned about “blading”. WWE wrestlers would cut themselves while on the ground to make fake injuries appear real.