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TIL Anna Jarvis from West Virginia, USA organized the first Mother's Day in 1908 in honor of her mother , but subsequently opposed its commercialization

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jNnBX TIL about Amanirenas, the one-eyed warrior queen of Kush, who captured a series of Roman forts, brought home the head of a statue of Augustus as a trophy, then later negotiated peace with him.
oBAlA TIL the word 'assassin' comes from the order of Hashashins, a sect from the middle ages. Young boys were believed to be shown paradise by giving them cannabis (hashish). The leader would ask them to e.g. kill someone, 'so he could get them back to paradise' afterwards. They complied.
l7pQr TIL the most prolific serial killer in Norway served 12 years of his 21 year sentence and was released for good behaviour. He has lived as a free man for nearly 30 years.
Y7DXA TIL there's a monument dedicated for Diethyl Ether in Boston, Massachusetts
p8xre TIL that every number is the sum of three palindromes