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TIL The Powerpuff Girls broke records for the most Beatles references in one episode.

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R7P7l TIL events like earthquakes create differences between GMT and UTC that require the introduction of Leap Seconds to keep them in sync, the last one being Dec 31 2016.
8emQa TIL Sunday being a day off was first introduced Roman Emperor Constantine I who decreed in year 321 that all work should cease on that day to allow for worship.
M7L58 TIL The first food and drink to be consumed on the Moon was when Bull Aldrin held a religious ceremony and privately took communion.
X06dE TIL American Samoans hold U.S. passports mentioning they are U.S. nationals, but not U.S. citizens
9Y8X7 TIL of Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who came in first among women in the 1980 Boston marathon. After winning, reporters noticed she wasn't that sweaty and didn't seem that tired at all. It turned out she took the subway the majority of the route and simply snuck back into the race to win.