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TIL that there was a failed Yorkshire uprising in 1820 that failed because the uprisers lost their nerve at the last second

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KXa TIL the word “lullaby” comes from the Hebrew meaning “Lilith, begone”. It was a prayer to keep children safe from the demon woman.
jBgn TIL in 2010, the US Air Force built a supercomputer out of 1700 Playstation 3s.
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