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TIL on Easter The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan

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Pde TIL that in Switzerland, the government issues firearms to all military-age men – who are required to keep them, in case of invasion.
Zjpo TIL Louisiana is the only state in the US whose civil law is based not on English common law, but rather Roman Law originating in Europe.
ADJml TIL: Fabio Lanzoni has played himself more times than a fictional character.
4XJb5 TIL Pope Callixtus III might have excommunicated Halley's Comet from the church in 1456
M7Z6b TIL that there are giant concrete arrows placed every 10 miles across the U.S., stretching from New York City to San Francisco. They were originally built to help USPS airmail pilots navigate coast-to-coast before modern instruments made visual navigation obsolete.